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.
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]
^UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Oxton (Newark and Sherwood) parish (E04007935)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire (1979), p.286
^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
oxton, nottinghamshire, oxton, village, nottinghamshire, england, with, residents, 2011, census, falling, marginally, 2021, census, located, miles, west, southwell, miles, north, lowdham, miles, north, east, nottingham, miles, north, east, calverton, lies, b63. 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 OxtonVillage and civil parishSt Peter amp St Paul s ChurchParish mapOxtonLocation within NottinghamshireArea5 76 sq mi 14 9 km2 Population566 2021 Density98 sq mi 38 km2 OS grid referenceSK 62862 51305 London115 mi 185 km SSEDistrictNewark and SherwoodShire countyNottinghamshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSOUTHWELLPostcode districtNG25Dialling code0115PoliceNottinghamshireFireNottinghamshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentSherwoodList of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53 03 22 N 1 03 43 W 53 056 N 1 062 W 53 056 1 062 Oxton has a church dedicated to St Peter amp 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 Contents 1 Toponymy 2 Notable people 3 Bus services 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksToponymy editOxton seems to contain the Old English word for an ox oxa tun Old English an enclosure a farmstead a village an estate so Ox farm or settlement 4 Notable people editRobert St Vincent Sherbrooke awarded the Victoria Cross was born in Oxton 5 failed verification Bus services editNottsBus747 Oxton Calverton LowdhamSee also editListed buildings in Oxton NottinghamshireReferences edit UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Oxton Parish E04007935 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 14 September 2023 UK Census 2021 2021 Census Area Profile Oxton Newark and Sherwood parish E04007935 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 5 February 2024 N Pevsner The Buildings of England Nottinghamshire 1979 p 286 J Gover A Mawer amp 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 No 35859 The London Gazette Supplement 8 January 1943 pp 283 284 External links edit nbsp Media related to Oxton Nottinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons Parish council details on the Newark and Sherwood district council website nbsp This Nottinghamshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oxton Nottinghamshire amp oldid 1203727668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
