▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Oak ley ▁in ▁Buck ingham shire ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁town ▁of ▁Th ame ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁Oxford shire . ▁ ▁Little ▁London ▁Green ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁area ▁of ▁common ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Oak ley . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁records ▁of ▁Little ▁London ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Little ▁London ▁is ▁clearly ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁map ▁of ▁Bern wood ▁Forest ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 0 . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁Br ill ▁and ▁Oak ley ▁followed ▁the ▁stream ▁in ▁Oak ley , ▁meaning ▁that ▁Oak ley ▁parish ▁church , ▁' the ▁Nap ' ▁and ▁' L ittle ▁London ▁Green ' ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁Little ▁London . ▁ ▁Little ▁London ▁has ▁several ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁c ott ages . ▁A ▁Cong reg ational ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Buck ingham shire ▁County ▁Council ▁re vised ▁parish ▁council ▁boundaries ▁and ▁made ▁Little ▁London ▁part ▁of ▁Oak ley . ▁Until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁ham let ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁shop . ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁The ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁( nam ing ) ▁of ▁Little ▁London ▁is ▁not ▁clear . ▁Some ▁loc als ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁during ▁the ▁Black ▁Death ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁by ▁London ers ▁fle eing ▁the ▁capital . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the