Oxhey is a suburb of the borough of Watford

Watford

Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...

 in the county of Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, England

England

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. It is located at and forms part of the Watford post town.

Oxhey grew during the mid-19th century with the coming of the London and Birmingham Railway

London and Birmingham Railway

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 from London

London

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 Euston

Euston railway station

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 to Boxmoor

Boxmoor

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 in 1837, the settlement being developed to house railway workers. The line was completed to Birmingham

Birmingham

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 in 1838.

Oxhey's parish church is St Matthew's, a Grade II listed building dating from 1880 in Gothic Revival

Gothic Revival architecture

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 style with some elements of early Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

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 decoration. The church also features a Karl Parsons

Karl Parsons

Karl Parsons was an English stained glass artist.At the age of 15 Parsons became an apprentice in the studio of Christopher Whall where he was strongly influenced by the philosophy and practice of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was an exceptional pupil and became Whall’s principal assistant...

 window in the Lady Chapel.

Oxhey Grange, Oxhey Lane, built (1876) Architect William Young (1843-1900). High Victorian Gothic style. Grade II listed.

The wider locations which comprise the modern Oxhey area are Oxhey Village ( the area around Bushey station and between Pinner Road and London Road), Oxhey Hall (the area along Hampermill Lane towards Moor Park) and South Oxhey although this is really a suburb in itself which is adjacent to Oxhey.