Doxey

Doxey
Doxey is located in Staffordshire
Doxey
Doxey
Location within Staffordshire
Population2,364 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ9004923850
Civil parish
  • Doxey
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTAFFORD
Postcode districtST16
Dialling code01785
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°48′44″N 2°08′40″W / 52.8122°N 2.1444°W / 52.8122; -2.1444

Doxey is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It is a north-western suburb of Stafford. The village became a civil parish on 1 April 2005.

There is some uncertainty about the origin of the name Doxey but it seems that it was originally Dokesei (This may be "Ducks Island" - a reference to the fact that the centre of Doxey would have been surrounded by marsh). In the Domesday Book it is spelt Dochesig.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 7 December 2015.