Jump to content

Nox, Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°41′17″N 2°52′19″W / 52.688°N 2.872°W / 52.688; -2.872
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nox
A house in Nox
Nox is located in Shropshire
Nox
Nox
Location within Shropshire
Population22 
OS grid referenceSJ410104
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHREWSBURY
Postcode districtSY5
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°41′17″N 2°52′19″W / 52.688°N 2.872°W / 52.688; -2.872

Nox is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, around a staggered junction on the B4386 road (historically a Roman Road) between the small villages of Cruckton and Yockleton, and south of Ford.[1]

Anciently in the parish of Pontesbury,[2] Nox now lies mostly in the civil parish of Westbury; the parish boundaries of Westbury and of Pontesbury, which contains four of its houses, run through the hamlet.

It is named after the Nock family, who owned what is now known as Nox House. It was initially recorded as an alehouse held by Richard Nock in 1653, that was later known as 'The Star and Ball' and was a regular meeting place of the Ford manorial court from 1674 to 1811. It was a butcher's shop in the 19th century before conversion to a private house. Nox also had a smithy, erected by John Nock in c.1668, that was 'still in business' in 1968.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ordnance Survey mapping
  2. ^ a b Gaydon & Lawson, A.T. & J.B. (1982). A History of Pontesbury. Shropshire Libraries. p. 261. ISBN 0-903802-23-6.Reprinted extract from Victoria County History of Shropshire, Volume VIII, 1968.