Oxton, Nottinghamshire
Encyclopedia
Oxton is a village in Nottinghamshire
, England, with a little over 500 residents.
Oxton is located 5 miles west of Southwell
, 5 miles north of Lowdham
, 10 miles NE of Nottingham
and 2 miles NE of Calverton
, and lies on the B6386, and is very close to the A6097 trunk road
.
Oxton has a church, a post office, and two pubs. Oxton also has 2 fords - a small ford (crossing)
within the village itself, and a much larger ford on Beanford Lane - often as deep as 1 ft 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.
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Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England, with a little over 500 residents.
Oxton is located 5 miles west of Southwell
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, best known as the site of Southwell Minster, the seat of the Church of England diocese that covers Nottinghamshire...
, 5 miles north of Lowdham
Lowdham
Lowdham is a village in Nottinghamshire between Nottingham and Southwell.Lowdham is in the Newark and Sherwood district.The dual carriageway to the north and Doncaster cuts the village in two....
, 10 miles NE of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
and 2 miles NE of Calverton
Calverton, Nottinghamshire
Calverton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, situated approximately 8 miles from Nottingham.The inventor of the stocking frame, William Lee, was born here in the 16th century...
, and lies on the B6386, and is very close to the A6097 trunk road
Trunk road
A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports, and other things.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic...
.
Oxton has a church, a post office, and two pubs. Oxton also has 2 fords - a small ford (crossing)
Ford (crossing)
A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading or in a vehicle. A ford is mostly a natural phenomenon, in contrast to a low water crossing, which is an artificial bridge that allows crossing a river or stream when water is low.The names of many towns...
within the village itself, and a much larger ford on Beanford Lane - often as deep as 1 ft whilst remaining open to all traffic. It is however closed each March, so that the toads found in the swamp
Swamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...
-like area which the ford crosses can breed.
Bus services
Premiere Travel- 4: Arnold - Lambley - Woodborough - Calverton - Oxton - Southwell.
- 5: Nottingham - Netherfield - Burton Joyce - Lowdham - Oxton.
Veolia Transport
- D3: Nottingham - Arnold - Lambley - Woodborough - Calverton - Oxton - Southwell - Newark.
Notable residents
- Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke, awarded the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, was born in Oxton