Roxeth

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The ancient parish of Harrow-on-the-Hill, or simply Harrow, was one of the largest parishes in Middlesex. Apart from Harrow Town, it encompassed a number of smaller settlements, including Roxeth, Greenhill, Harrow Weald, Kenton, Preston, Uxendon, Tokyngton, Sudbury, Wembley and Alperton.

The area of the ancient parish of Harrow is now divided between the London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent. Harrow Town, Pinner, Roxeth, Greenhill, Wealdstone, Harrow Weald and part of Kenton now fall under the Borough of Harrow, whilst the other settlements in south-eastern part of the parish are within the Borough of Brent.

There is Christ Church cemetery, records for which start in 1863 and go on till at least 1942.

A station at Northolt, initially called South Harrow and Roxeth Station, was opened in 1926, and renamed Northolt Park Station in 1929[1]. Roxeth is now also served by South Harrow tube station on the Piccadilly line. The name 'of the parish lives on as a current Ward of the London Borough of Harrow and in local schools, Roxeth Manor First and Middle Schools as well as Rooks Heath High School.'Roxeth is though to derive from a contraction of 'Rooks Heath'.