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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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YOXHALL, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Lichfield district, Stafford. The village stands 4½ miles WNW of Wichnor-Junction r. station, and 8 SW by W of Burton-upon-Trent; and has a post-office‡ under Bur-ton upon-Trent, and fairs on 12 Feb. and 19 Oct. The parish includes eight hamlets, and comprises 4,813 acres. Real property, £8,053. Pop., 1,443. Houses, 325. The property is much subdivided. Y. 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 sub-district contains six parishes and two extra-parochial tracts. Acres, 20,417. Pop., 4,765. Houses, 1,089.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lichfield RegD/PLU Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Yoxall |
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