Roxwell

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Village in Essex, England

title: "Roxwell" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-essex", "civil-parishes-in-essex"] description: "Village in Essex, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-essex" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxwell" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Essex, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
official_name	Roxwell
static_image	File:Village sign and church, Roxwell - geograph.org.uk - 105090.jpg
static_image_caption	Village sign and church
population	1,107
population_ref	(Parish, 2021)
civil_parish	Roxwell
post_town	Chelmsford
postcode_area	CM
postcode_district	CM1
shire_district	Chelmsford
shire_county	Essex
region	East of England
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The village

thumb|left|St Michael and All Angels' church The Anglican parish church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building. There is a primary school called Roxwell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School which is linked to the local Anglican parish church, the Chequers public house, and a village store and post office.

Newland Hall, an Elizabethan manor house on Bishops Stortford Road, was built by the Newland family, descendants of the 13th century lord of the manor Ralph de Neweland. At the time of the Domesday Book, the land was owned by Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. The Hall is now used as a wedding venue.

History

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In 1870–72, Roxwell was described as: "a parish, with a village, in Chelmsford district, Essex; on the river Chelmer, 4½ miles W by N of Chelmsford r. station."In 1894, the village had a parish council consisting of 7 members and a chairman. Also, at this time the village had a manor house called Dukes Manor which belonged to Lord Petre.

Demographics

Population

In 2021, the population of the parish was 1,107.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Roxwell_population_growth.jpg" caption="Population growth in Roxwell from 1801 to 2011 reported using census data"] ::

Occupations and health

Information from occupational structure graphs shows a clear change in type of employment since the late 19th century. In 1881 agriculture was the dominant occupation whereas in 2011 many more residents worked in professional occupations. There is a clear change in the occupational structure for men who have shifted from Agricultural occupations to occupations involved in Construction. Nowadays, few women work in the Domestic Offices or Services, whilst the majority of women work in Social Services such as in Human Health or Education. This changing pattern of occupation fits in with the overall national trends, where 12% of those in England and Wales work in Skilled Trades Occupations.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/1881_occupational_structures.jpg" caption="1881 occupational structure of Roxwell"] ::

References

"2021 Census Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics.
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"Establishment details of Roxwell Church of England Primary School".
Wilson, John Marius. (1870{{ndash}}72). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales". A. Fullerton & Co..
"Dukes Manor. Roxwell – Francis Frith".
"Roxwell, Essex – genealogy heraldry and history".
"Roxwell (Parish): Key figures for the 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics.
"2011 Census: Key Statistics for England and Wales, March 2011".

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