Oker (Oaker on some maps) is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Darley, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in Derbyshire, England, with groups of houses along two sides of Oker Hill. The houses are largely older limestone properties including several farms, but with some more recent semi-detached properties too. A former Methodist chapel has been converted to a holiday let.
A prominent tree, known as Will Shore’s Tree, on top of Oker Hill is renowned as the subject of a sonnet by William Wordsworth concerning two local lads who each planted a tree there before parting forever:
The parish church is St Mary the Virgin in the Cross Green area of Darley Bridge. The nearest school is South Darley Church of England Primary School, close to the church.
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Wordsworth's poem at internetPoem.com