Croxall, Derbyshire

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Croxall, Staffordshire, England

In the "Domesday Book" the manor of Crocheshalle was held in 1086 by Roger under Henry de Ferrers, having been held by Siward, a Saxon Thane, during the reign of Edward the Confessor. At that time Croxall consisted of 3 caracutes, 35 villeins, 11 borders and no slaves (no slaves were found in Danish areas of influence), 22 acres of hay meadow, 2 ploughs in the Demesne and 8 others, 2x1 furlong of woodland, and 2 mills.

Croxall parish included the townships of

• Croxall
• Oakley
• Edingdale

The border between Staffordshire and Derbyshire used to zig-zag through the middle of Croxall parish, so parts of lower Edingale were in Croxall, co Derby, and the higher part was in Staffordshire.

Alrewas manorial court rolls dating from 11 June 1259, the oldest in Staffordshire, were found locked in the church chest some six centuries later. The records, expressed in abbreviated Latin, give a day-to-day account of minor grievances in Alrewas, Orgreave, Fradley, Edingale and Croxall.

In 1934, Croxall parish became part of the new civil parish of Edingale, in Staffordshire.

See:

• Carmel and Anthony Mason, "Chapter Two: The Normans and the medieval period", Edingale - a Parish in Perspective, (Edingale Parish: Edingale Parish Council, 2008), pp.19.
• Carmel and Anthony Mason, "Introduction - One village or two?", Edingale - a Parish in Perspective, (Edingale Parish: Edingale Parish Council, 2008), [1] .
• Richard Ussher, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Croxall in the County of Derby, (London: Bemrose & Sons, 1881),pp.2-3.
• Carmel and Anthony Mason, "Chapter Two: The Normans and the medieval period", Edingale - a Parish in Perspective, (Edingale Parish: Edingale Parish Council, 2008), pp.17.