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Hixon, Staffordshire history

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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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Best Hixon, Staffordshire places to visit

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Hixon, Staffordshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hixon, Staffordshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hixon, Staffordshire’s information audio spots:

Chartley Castle Chartley Castle lies in ruins to the north of the village of Stowe-by-Chartley in Staffordshire. The remains of the castle and associated earthworks are a Scheduled Monument. The castle itself is a Grade II* listed building.

Tixall Gatehouse Tixall Gatehouse was used as a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots for two weeks in 1586. The gatehouse is a Grade I listed building.

Staffordshire County Museum Staffordshire County Museum is housed in the Servants’ Quarters of Shugborough Hall, Milford, near Stafford, England. It features a restored Victorian kitchen, laundry and brewhouse as well as permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.

Shugborough inscription The Shugborough Inscription is a sequence of letters – O U O S V A V V, between the letters D M – carved on the 18th-century Shepherd’s Monument. It has never been satisfactorily explained, and has been called one of the world’s top uncracked ciphertexts.

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