Oxton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with 568 residents at the 2011 census,[1] falling marginally to 566 at the 2021 census.[2] 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.
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Village and civil parish | |
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Area | 5.76 sq mi (14.9 km2) |
Population | 566 (2021) |
• Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 62862 51305 |
• London | 115 mi (185 km) SSE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SOUTHWELL |
Postcode district | NG25 |
Dialling code | 0115 |
Police | Nottinghamshire |
Fire | Nottinghamshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Oxton has a church dedicated to St Peter & St Paul;[3] 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.
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'.[4]
NottsBus
747: Oxton – Calverton – Lowdham
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