Nox is a

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, England, around a staggered junction on the B4386 road (historically a

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) between the small villages of

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and

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, and south of

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mapping Anciently in the parish of Pontesbury,Reprinted extract from ''Victoria County History of Shropshire'', Volume VIII, 1968. Nox now lies mostly in the

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of Westbury; the parish boundaries of Westbury and of

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, which contains four of its houses, run through the hamlet. It is named after the ''Nock'' family, who owned what is now known as Nox House. It was initially recorded as an alehouse held by Richard Nock in 1653, that was later known as 'The Star and Ball' and was a regular meeting place of the

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from 1674 to 1811. It was a butcher's shop in the 19th century before conversion to a private house. Nox also had a smithy, erected by John Nock in c.1668, that was 'still in business' in 1968.

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