Great Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England.

It is a long, narrow parish lying on the top of a low (25 m) ridge south of Ramsey Creek which drains northeast towards Harwich.

[2] A public house called The Three Cups – after the emblem of the Salters Company – used to be situated in the village, indicating that there were salt works in the area.

[3] The Village now has only one public house, called The Maybush Inn, which in 2016 was reopened as a Community Pub.

[4] The Village has a men's football team Great Oakley FC which plays in the Colchester and District Sunday League.