In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Croxton like this:
CROXTON, a township and a chapelry in Eccleshall parish, Stafford. The township lies on the river Sow, 3½ miles WSW of Standon Bridge r. station, and 3¾ NW by W of Eccleshall. Acres, 3, 790. Real property, £4, 789. Pop., with Broughton, 821. Houses, 183. The chapelry is larger than the township; and its post town is Eccleshall. Pop., 1, 075. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £56.* Patron, the Bishop of Lichfield. The church is good.
Additional information about this locality is available for Eccleshall
Croxton through time
Croxton is now part of Stafford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stafford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Croxton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Croxton, in Stafford and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24137
Date accessed: 27th May 2024
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