The village of Roxholm (or Roxham) is mentioned in Domesday Book. It belonged to Alfred of Lincoln and Geoffrey Alselin, and it had a minimum population of 8 villeins. {1} The name Roxholm is derived from the Old English personal name 'Hroc' and the Old English suffix 'ham' meaning homestead or estate, so the name means 'Hroc's homestead, estate'. {2} The Lay Subsidy of 1334 lists the parish's wealth as £3 4s 7 3/4p, around average, if a little low, for its wapentake (Flaxwell). {3} The Diocesan Return of 1563 records 11 families resident in Roxholm. {4} Roxholm is not listed in the Diocesan Returns of the early 18th century. {5} By the early 19th century there were 49 families resident in the parish, rising to 139 in 1871 before falling again to 118 by 1901. {6} A few faint traces of earthworks representing possible late medieval crofts can be seen to the south of Old Hall Farm. {7}{8}{9} The various families and individuals who held land in Roxholme parish in the medieval and post medieval are listed and discussed in Trollope's 'History of Sleaford' and aslo in Yerburgh, 1825. These sources also mention sites, for instance an 'ancient family house', that are now unlocated. {10} A short description of the parish and its inhabitants in 1856 is given in White's Directory. {11}