Roxton
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| Roxton | |
| Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL154995 |
| Location: | 52°10’34"N, 0°18’39"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 348 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Bedford |
| Postcode: | MK44 |
| Dialling code: | 01234 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bedford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Bedfordshire |
Roxton is a small village and parish in Bedfordshire, just south-west of the A1/A421 road junction.
Roxton is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry reads: Rochesdone/stone: Rhiwallon from Hugh de Beauchamp; William Speke. Mill (260 eels).
The village has two churches, the Royal Oak public house and a garden centre. There is a post office to the rear of the public house. Roxton Church of England Lower School is also located in the village.
Notable people
- Wayne Larkins, Northamptonshire and England cricketer
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128065&c=roxton&d=16&e=62&g=6403235&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478878359163&enc=1. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Roxton) |
- Roxton Parish Council
- Royal Oak Pub, Roxton
- Roxton Garden Centre
- Roxton V.A. Church of England Lower School
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