Nox, Shropshire

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]

Nox
A house in Nox
Nox Location within Shropshire
Population	22
OS grid reference	SJ410104
Civil parish	Westbury Pontesbury
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY5
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham
List of places UK England Shropshire 52.688°N 2.872°W / 52.688; -2.872

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

1. Ordnance Survey mapping
2. 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.