Oxton, Nottinghamshire

Oxton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a 568 residents at the 2011 census.[1] It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Southwell, 5 miles (8 km) north of Lowdham, 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Nottingham and 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Calverton, and lies on the B6386, and is very close to the A6097 trunk road.

Oxton
Oxton is located in Nottinghamshire
Oxton
Oxton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population568 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK 62862 51305
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHWELL
Postcode districtNG25
Dialling code0115
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Oxton has a church dedicated to St Peter & St Paul;[2] a post office and two pubs. Oxton also has two fords – a small ford within the village itself, and a much larger ford on Beanford Lane – often as deep as 1-foot (0.30 m) whilst remaining open to all traffic. It is however closed each March, so that the toads found in the swamp-like area, which the ford crosses, can breed.

Toponymy

Oxton seems to contain the Old English word for an ox, oxa, + tūn (Old English), an enclosure; a farmstead; a village; an estate.., so 'Ox farm or settlement'.[3]

Notable resident

Bus services

NottsBus

747: Oxton – Calverton – Lowdham

See also

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Oxton Parish (E04007935)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire (1979), p.286
  3. J. Gover, A. Mawer & F. M. Stenton (eds.), Place Names of Nottinghamshire (Cambridge, 1940), p.172; A.D.Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p.265; E .Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p.356
  4. "No. 35859". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 January 1943. pp. 283–284.

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