The village is approximately 4 miles (6 km) west from the centre of the county town of Chelmsford, and to the south of the A1060 road, on which are the parish hamlets of Boyton Cross and Chalk End.

The Anglican parish church of St Michael and All Angels dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building.

[1] There is a primary school called Roxwell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School which is linked to the local Anglican parish church,[2] the Chequers public house, and a village store and post office.

However, after this point, population slowly started to increase and then following the end of the Second World War in 1946 there was a baby boom.

Information from occupational structure graphs shows a clear change in type of employment since the late 19th century.

[8] The statistic regarding if day-to-day activities are limited also supports the overall good health of the population of Roxwell.