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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Yoxall is a large village in Staffordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Swarbourn on the A515 road north of Lichfield and south west of Burton-upon-Trent. South of the village, Yoxall bridge crosses the River Trent.
Yoxhall was part of Lichfield Rural District from 1894 until 1934 and in the Tutbury Rural District from 1934 until 1974. Since 1974 it has been part of the East Staffordshire District
A 19th century description
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Yoxhall from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "YOXHALL, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Lichfield [registration] district, Stafford. The village stands 4½ miles WNW of Wichnor-Junction [railway] station, and 8 SW by W of Burton-upon-Trent; and has a post-office under Burton-upon-Trent, and fairs on 12 Feb. and 19 Oct. The parish includes eight hamlets, and comprises 4,813 acres. Real property: £8,053. Population: 1,443. Houses: 325. The property is much subdivided. [Yoxhall] Lodge, Hoarcross Hall, and Longcroft Hall are chief residences. Nails are made. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value: £508. Patron: the Lord Chancellor. The church was lately restored. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, an endowed school with £14 a year, a charity for six clergymen's widows £47, and other charities £116.
- "The [registration] sub-district contains six parishes and two extra-parochial tracts. Acres: 20,417. Population: 4,765. Houses: 1,089.
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