Oxton, North Yorkshire

Oxton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, and about 8 miles (13 km) south-west from the county town and city of York. The parish touches Bolton Percy, Grimston, Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford, Steeton and Tadcaster.^[1] In 2001 the parish had a population of 20.^[2]

Oxton
The junction of Oxton Lane with Spicer Lane
Oxton Location within North Yorkshire
Area	3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population	20 (2001 census)
• Density	6/km2 (16/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SE502432
Civil parish	Oxton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TADCASTER
Postcode district	LS24
Dialling code	01937
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°52′54″N 1°14′06″W

The name "Oxton" means 'Ox farm/settlement',^[3] and was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Ositone".^[4] The lord of the manor in 1086 was Osbern D'Arques, who had received the manor of a 2 ploughlands area from the 1066 lord Alwin, and who was also tenant-in-chief to king William I. Also listed within Oxton is Ouston Farm, of 2 ploughlands and a meadow of 4 acres (1.6 hectares), which was under the lordship of Toki, son of Auti in 1066, and which passed to Fulco, son of Rainfrid in 1086 under William de Percy, the tenant-in-chief to William.^[5][6] Within the parish is the deserted medieval village of Oulston.^[7]

Oxton was formerly a township in the parish of Tadcaster,^[8] and in 1866 became a civil parish in its own right.^[9]

There are two Grade II listed buildings in Oxton, the mid-18th-century Oxton Grange, and the early 18th-century Oxton Hall.^[10]