Mile Oak
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Mile Oak is a locality forming the northern part of the former parish of Portslade
in the north-west corner of the city of Brighton and Hove, England
.
Mile Oak is on the edge of the South Downs
and as such has much farmland nearby; the Monarch's Way
and Sussex Border Path
long-distance footpaths skirt the edge of the built-up area. The first urban development occurred after the Second World War, and the area grew substantially in the 1960s when Copperas Gap dockside dwellings were demolished. The inhabitants were rehoused to the area North of Portslade
old village.
Mile Oak has been intersected by the A27 dual carriageway since the 1980s which has somewhat cut off the community from the rural surroundings.
The main part of Portslade Community College
is at Chalky Road in Mile Oak, and houses a public library.
Other local amenities include Mile Oak's own football club
, The Mile Oak Inn public house and Mile Oak Farm.
Portslade
Portslade is the name of an area of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Portslade Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century...
in the north-west corner of the city of Brighton and Hove, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Mile Oak is on the edge of the South Downs
South Downs
The South Downs is a range of chalk hills that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen Valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in the east. It is bounded on its northern side by a steep escarpment, from whose...
and as such has much farmland nearby; the Monarch's Way
Monarch's Way
The Monarch's Way is a long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.Most of the footpath is waymarked...
and Sussex Border Path
Sussex Border Path
The Sussex Border Path is a 256 kilometres long-distance footpath in southern England that connects Thorney Island to Rye.The footpath uses existing rights of way to follow the Sussex county border and is waymarked....
long-distance footpaths skirt the edge of the built-up area. The first urban development occurred after the Second World War, and the area grew substantially in the 1960s when Copperas Gap dockside dwellings were demolished. The inhabitants were rehoused to the area North of Portslade
Portslade
Portslade is the name of an area of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Portslade Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century...
old village.
Mile Oak has been intersected by the A27 dual carriageway since the 1980s which has somewhat cut off the community from the rural surroundings.
The main part of Portslade Community College
Portslade Community College
Portslade Community College is a comprehensive school and community college situated in Portslade, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is due to be replaced as from September 2011 by a new entity, Portslade Aldridge Community Academy...
is at Chalky Road in Mile Oak, and houses a public library.
Other local amenities include Mile Oak's own football club
Mile Oak F.C.
Mile Oak F.C. are a football club based in the Hove district of Mile Oak, England. They were established in 1960 and joined the Sussex County League in 1987. In the 2005-06 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase. They were relegated in 2010 to the Sussex County League Division Two....
, The Mile Oak Inn public house and Mile Oak Farm.