Croxall

Coordinates: 52°43′16″N 1°42′29″W / 52.721°N 1.708°W / 52.721; -1.708
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Croxall
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLichfield
Postcode districtWS13 8
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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Staffordshire
52°43′16″N 1°42′29″W / 52.721°N 1.708°W / 52.721; -1.708

Croxall is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Edingale, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The settlement today is mainly the Church of England parish church of St John and Croxall Hall. On 30 September 1895 the part in Derbyshire was transferred to Staffordshire meaning Croxall was entirely in Staffordshire.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 184.[2]

History

In

King. The land given to Henry[4]
included 2 acres (0.81 ha) of pasture that was valued at £4.

The lordship of the manor of Croxall was held for several centuries by underlords of the Ferrers, the

Member of Parliament.[5]

On the death in 1849 of Thomas Prinsep, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, the manor of Croxall was inherited by his nephew Thomas Levett-Prinsep.[6] St John's parish church contains memorials to all four families, as well as the Horton family of nearby Catton Hall, a member of whom (Anne Wilmot-Horton) prompted Lord Byron to write his famous poem beginning with the lines: "She walks in beauty, like the night....".[7]

On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Edingale.[8]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Tamworth Registration District Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ISBN 0-14-143994-7
  4. King. These included obviously Croxall and Edingale which are now in Staffordshire but also Stretton en le Field
    which is now in Leicestershire.
  5. ^ "Croxall, Derbyshire, Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland, Published at London, 1891, Genuki.org". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  6. ^ The Old Halls, Manors and Families of Derbyshire, Vol. 4, Joseph Tilley, Printed by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., London, 1902
  7. ISBN 978-0-906114-33-9
  8. ^ "Relationships and changes Croxall Tn/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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