Category:Romford

**Romford**
	town in northeast London, United Kingdom
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Instance of	town; area of London; market town; civil parish (–1965);
Location	Metropolitan Police District; London Borough of Havering; Havering; United Kingdom;
	51° 34′ 36.48″ N, 0° 10′ 48.36″ E
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English: Romford is a large suburban area in northeast London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a market town in the county of Essex and formed the administrative centre of the liberty of Havering, until it was dissolved in 1892. Good road links and the opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town It now forms one of the largest commercial, retail, entertainment and leisure districts outside central London (→romford). Also, it is a large postal town of outer London and encompasses postcode districts: RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4, RM5, RM6, RM7

Français : Romford est une ville de la banlieue nord-est de Londres, en Angleterre, et le chef-lieu administratif du district londonien de Havering. Elle est située à au nord-est de Charing Cross et est l'un des onze centres métropolitains identifiés par le plan londonien. Historiquement, Romford est un bourg du comté d'Essex et a été le centre administratif de la Royal Liberty of Havering jusqu'à sa dissolution en 1892. Les axes routiers et l'ouverture d'une gare ferroviaire en 1839 ont été les clés du développement de la ville et l'histoire de Romford est marquée par une transition de l'agriculture à l'industrie, puis au commerce et au détail. Englobé par la croissance suburbaine de Londres, Romford s'est étendu et sa population a augmenté. Romford est devenu un district municipal (municipal borough) en 1937 et fait partie du Grand Londres depuis 1965. C'est un des principaux centre de commerce, de loisir et de divertissement en dehors de Londre, disposant d'une économie nocturne développée. (→Romford)

Italiano: Romford è una città del Regno Unito, appartenente al distretto londinese di Havering. (→Romford)

Nederlands: Romford is een wijk in het Londense bestuurlijke gebied Havering, in de regio Groot-Londen. (→Romford)

Română: Romford este o suburbie din cadrul regiunii Londra Mare, Anglia, situată în extremitatea nord-estică a aglomeraţiei londoneze. Romford aparţine din punct de vedere administrativ de burgul londonez Havering al cărui principal centru urban este. Până în 1965 a fost un oraş în comitatul Essex. (→Romford)

Simple English: Romford is a place in the east London Borough of Havering, England. It was first recorded as a town in 1153 in the Red Book of the Exchequer. The name "Romford" means "wide ford". The stream that flows through it was only later called "the Rom River" after the town. (→Romford)