Oxcroft

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Oxcroft

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Oxcroft Lane.

Oxcroft (Derbyshire)
Oxcroft

Oxcroft shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK481735
District Bolsover
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S44
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandDerbyshire

Coordinates: 53°15′25″N 1°16′48″W / 53.257, -1.28

A small hamlet in Bolsover (district), Derbyshire. Located to the North of Bolsover, about 1-2 miles along the Clowne-New Houghton Road. Consisting of a few farms and cottages.

Etymology Probably simply meaning a Ox cottage/farm. Ox = Ox, Croft = Farm/Cottage.