Oxcroft
Encyclopedia
A small hamlet in Bolsover (district)
, Derbyshire
, located to the north of Bolsover
, about 1-2 miles along the Clowne
-New Houghton
Road. It consists of a few farms and cottages.
Etymology
Probably simply meaning an Ox cottage/farm. Ox
= Ox, Croft
= Farm/Cottage.
Bolsover (district)
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Its main town is Bolsover.There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, located to the north of Bolsover
Bolsover
Bolsover is a town near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is 145 miles from London, 18 miles from Sheffield, 26 miles from Nottingham and 54 miles from Manchester. It is the main town in the Bolsover district.The civil parish for the town is called...
, about 1-2 miles along the Clowne
Clowne
Clowne is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It forms part of the Bolsover constituency. Clowne lies north east of Chesterfield and south west of Worksop. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Clune...
-New Houghton
New Houghton
New Houghton is a small rural former coal-mining village in Derbyshire, England, approx. three miles from Bolsover and Mansfield.-Governance:It lies within the civil parish of Pleasley. It is administered as part of the District of Bolsover...
Road. It consists of a few farms and cottages.
Etymology
Probably simply meaning an Ox cottage/farm. Ox
Ox
An ox , also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable...
= Ox, Croft
Croft
Croft may refer to: * Croft, an area of land with a crofter's dwelling, used for crofting .* Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, sometimes called crofts.Locations in the United Kingdom:...
= Farm/Cottage.