Doxey

Not to be confused with Doxy.

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

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

Toponymy

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.

Transport

Buses

Select Bus Services operates routes 12 and 12S between Doxey and Stafford town centre.[2]

Railway

Stafford railway station is a principal stop on the West Coast Main Line. Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry provide frequent inter-city services to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Reading and Bournemouth.

Road

The road through Doxey links Stafford town centre with Seighford and Derrington.

Doxey is the site of a motorway maintenance area for the M6 and is used as an access point for the emergency services.

Schools

Churches

Geography

The new parish is bound by the West Coast Main Line, the River Sow and Doxey Marshes to the north, and the M6 motorway to the west. To the south, an area of low-lying agricultural land leading to Stafford Castle and the Way for the Millennium footpath.

Leisure

Doxey has easy access to a number of walking and cycling routes:

There is a 300-acre (1.2 km2) wet grassland site, located in the heart of Stafford, known as Doxey Marshes. It connects to additional walking and cycle paths and is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

Notable people

  • Stanley Gobey (1916 in Doxey – 1992) was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Warwickshire in 1946

See also

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Doxey bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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