Oxley

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Oxley refers to several things:

[edit] People

• John Oxley (1783–1828) was an explorer in Australia after whom most of the places in Australia below are named
• Melanie Oxley, Australian singer
• Mike Oxley co-sponsor to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• Peter Oxley, Australian musician, brother of Melanie Oxley
• Roy Oxley, British television set designer
• Tim Rice-Oxley, British musician
• Tony Oxley, British jazz drummer

[edit] Places

• Oxley, Wolverhampton is a suburb of Wolverhampton, England
• The Division of Oxley is an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives
• Oxley, New South Wales is a village on the lower Lachlan River, Australia
• The Oxley Highway crosses northern New South Wales, Australia
• Oxley, Victoria is a town in North East Victoria, Australia
• Oxley, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia
• Oxley railway station, Brisbane serves the suburb of Oxley
• Oxley, Australian Capital Territory is a suburb of Canberra, Australia
• Port Oxley was the original name for Otago Harbour in Dunedin, New Zealand.