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Romford is a large town in East London, England, 14 miles (23 km) 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 .
Romford Market is a large outdoor retail market located in Romford in the London Borough of Havering, England.The market right was established by royal order in 1247. Rival markets are prohibited within 6.66 miles (10.72 km).
The borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Romford and Hornchurch Urban District. The area was transferred from Essex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. [3] Romford had been a local board district from 1851. [4]
Romford was a local government district in southwest Essex from 1851 to 1965 around the town of Romford. [2] It was significantly expanded in 1934 and gained the status of municipal borough in 1937. The population density of the district consistently increased during its existence [ 1 ] and its former area now corresponds to the northern part ...
The park is named after Sir Herbert Raphael MP, who gave it to Romford Urban District in 1904. [4] In addition to the lake, which is used for angling, there are several amenities provided within the park. In the southern part of the park is a bandstand, and then near the end of the lake is a rockery which is used by the Romford Summer Theatre. [5]
Havering London Borough Council approved the design and £7.5 million construction of the Dolphin Centre in April 1980; it was named after a public house which existed in the nearby Romford Market from 1630 to 1900. [1]
Rise Park is an area of Romford, a district in the London Borough of Havering. [1] It is one of a series of parks which stretch northwards from the railway line at Romford. The southern entrance to Rise Park is just north of the A12 Eastern Avenue, and the northern entrance is on Lower Bedfords Road. It does have a further four other entrances ...
Romford Rural District was a local government district in southwest Essex, England from 1894 to 1934. It surrounded, but did not include, Romford which formed a separate urban district. [ 1 ] During the life of the district the area changed in use from rural farm land to sprawling London suburb and in 1926 much of it was removed to form new ...