Oxcroft

Oxcroft

Oxcroft Lane.
Oxcroft
 Oxcroft shown within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK481735
DistrictBolsover
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S44
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°15′25″N 1°16′48″W / 53.257°N 1.280°W / 53.257; -1.280

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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