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Romford
Sign in to saveRomford is a large town in east London, England, located northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Havering, the town is one of the major metropolitan centres of Greater London identified in the London Plan.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Romford
- UK place.london_borough
- Havering
- UK place.postcode_area
- RM
- UK place.postcode_district
- RM1-RM7
- UK place.post_town
- ROMFORD
- UK place.dial_code
- 01708
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ510887
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Romford
- UK place.charingX_distance_mi
- 14.1
- UK place.charingX_direction
- SW
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Economic development
- Local government
- Suburban expansion
- Governance
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Economy
- Transport
- Culture
- Sports
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Romford is a large town in east London, England, located northeast of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Havering, the town is one of the major metropolitan centres of Greater London identified in the London Plan.
Historically part of the ancient parish of Hornchurch in the Becontree hundred of Essex, Romford has been a market town since 1247. It formed the administrative centre of the liberty of Havering until that liberty was dissolved in 1892, and became a civil parish of its own in 1849. Good road links to London and the opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town. The economic history of Romford is characterised by a shift from agriculture to light industry and then to retail and commerce.