Oxcroft

Oxcroft

Oxcroft Lane.
Oxcroft
Oxcroft shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK481735
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S44, S80
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands

Oxcroft is a small hamlet in Bolsover (district), Derbyshire in England, 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.


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