What is "oakthorpe"

Oakthorpe is a village in the English county of Leicestershire.

In 1086, Oakthorpe was part of Derbyshire and was amongst several manors given to Nigel of Stafford by William the Conqueror. Until 1897 Oakthorpe, and its neighbours Measham and Donisthorpe, continued to form part of an extensive exclave of Derbyshire. Oakthorpe lies within the Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford (where the population is included) civil parish, which is part of the district of North West Leicestershire.

In the past Oakthorpe's main use was for mining as there were numerous deep active mines in the area, however since the closing down of the mines in the 1990s Oakthorpe has simply become a residential village. Oakthorpe has a Leisure Centre, a Primary School, a Methodist church and an Ale house. Oakthorpe also has several local businesses such as Cosmos Biomedical Ltd, a biomedical distribution and education company, one newsagent and one takeaway.

The trunk A42 road divides Oakthorpe from Measham and Saltersford Brook divides it from Donisthorpe.