Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Roxwell, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roxwell map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Roxwell |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.749855 |
| Longitude | 0.383912 |
| Place Type | Village |
Roxwell breathes the quietude of the Essex countryside, a place where ancient footpaths still trace the land. It lies 6.3 km west-north-west of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 283°T, OS grid TL 646 083), and is situated south-south-west of Boyton Cross village. The gentle curve of the River Wid, a silver ribbon through the green, dictates the contours of the landscape surrounding Roxwell, its waters reflecting the soft, often pearlescent, light of the Eastern region. Evidence of its agricultural past is still visible in the scattered farmsteads and fields that stretch towards the horizon, a quiet testament to generations who have tended this soil. The village itself, though small, possesses a certain understated charm, with older brick cottages and the enduring presence of St. Michael’s church, its spire a familiar landmark against the wide sky. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present moment is but a quiet continuation of lives lived long before.
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Explore Roxwell, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.749855, 0.383912. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |