Oxton, Nottinghamshire

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Oxton is a small, quaint village in Nottinghamshire, UK, with a little over 500 residents. It 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. It has a church, a post office, and two pubs. Oxton also has 2 fords - a small ford within the village itself, and a much larger ford on Beanford Lane - often as deep as 1ft whilst remaining open to all traffic. It is however closed each March, so that the frogs found in the swamp-like area which the ford crosses can breed.