Yoxall is a village and

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, England. It is on the banks of the

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on the A515 road north of

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and south west of

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. South of the village, Yoxall Bridge crosses the

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. The name Yoxall probably comes from

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's nook" = "secluded piece of land small enough to be ploughed by one team of oxen, or providing feed for a yoke of oxen".

Primary school

Yoxall St Peter's Primary School was built in 1901. In the 1960s the hall, the offices and the junior department were added on to the existing infant department. The school has a licence from the government to keep historical documents, including punishment books, registers and other school documents from the past.

Scouting

Yoxall has an active Scout group. It was formerly called Yoxall and Kings Bromley Scout group, however after a large number of children from neighbouring villages joined, it was renamed the Foresters Scout Group. There are approximately 120 children in the three sections.

Animal rights protest

In October 2004, an extremist group of

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campaigners stole Gladys Hammond's body from the village's graveyard. A group called the

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claimed responsibility for the act as an attempt to force the closure of the nearby Darley Oaks Farm, owned and run by family members, where guinea-pigs were bred for medical research. On 23 August 2005 the farm's owners announced that they would be ceasing breeding of animals in the hope that Mrs Hammond's remains would be returned. Following a police investigation, arrests were made and on 10 April 2006 three men pleaded guilty to blackmail. They were subsequently given substantial prison terms.

Notable people

* William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (1272 in Yoxhall – 1325) an English peer who lived under two kings, Edward I and Edward II. His baronial

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