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Hixon, Staffordshire history
Etymology
The genesis of the village name is said to be of Scandinavian origin. The first part, Hus is thought to be the Viking word for house. The last part Dun is an old English word for Hill, so giving the origins as The House on the Hill.
The Domesday Book
Hixon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village assets included two ploughs, a meadow and 3 acres. The head of the manor was Haywood.
RAF Hixon
Hixon was the location of a Royal Air Force Station built for RAF Bomber Command. The station opened in 1942 on a site located 0.9 miles (1.4 km) north west of the village. Three intersecting concrete runways were built on the station which were surfaced with tarmac for use by Class-A bombers.
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