Croxton, Staffordshire
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Croxton is a village on the B5026 between Eccleshall
and Loggerheads. It is notable for having an old windmill. The village church is called St. Pauls.
It is likely that the 'Croxton pattern', a variety of blue print pattern used on china plates made in the Burslem
pottery
in the early 20th century, was named after this nearby village.
Eccleshall
Eccleshall is a town in Staffordshire, England. It is located seven miles north west of Stafford, and six miles west of Stone. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre in France.-History:...
and Loggerheads. It is notable for having an old windmill. The village church is called St. Pauls.
It is likely that the 'Croxton pattern', a variety of blue print pattern used on china plates made in the Burslem
Burslem
The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England.-Topography:...
pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
in the early 20th century, was named after this nearby village.
See also
- EccleshallEccleshallEccleshall is a town in Staffordshire, England. It is located seven miles north west of Stafford, and six miles west of Stone. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre in France.-History:...
- LoggerheadsLoggerheads, StaffordshireLoggerheads is a small village in north Staffordshire, England, on the A53 between Market Drayton and Newcastle-under-Lyme.-History:Loggerheads was home to the Cheshire Joint Sanatorium which is a tuberculosis sanitorium. It stood in Burntwood woodland. It was opened in 1923 and the last two...
- YarnfieldYarnfieldYarnfield is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is considered part of historic Stone, and is near to other historic locations such as Eccleshall and Swynnerton.It is the site of a very large training and conference centre managed by BT...
- SwynnertonSwynnertonSwynnerton is a village in Staffordshire, England.St Mary's Church dates back to at least the 13th Century. Swynnerton received its charter from Edward I in 1306. During the 14th Century a market used to be held every Wednesday and an annual fair was held on August 15 each year...