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Romford is a large suburban town in before the creation of Greater London in 1965, and was one of the three parishes which formed the ancient Liberty Of Havering . The history of Essex remains, however, as proved in the postal Addresses in Havering . It is not unusual to receive mail with Essex rather than London , with former suburbs of Kent , Surrey , Middlesex and Hertfordshire still retaining the History . This was mainly due to the Royal Mail failing to change the Postal Codes of certain London areas, and has been appealed by local residents and companies in boroughs across Greater London on several different occasions. HISTORY Romford has been a market town since 1247, and it holds the exclusive right to hold markets over an area of radius "six and two thirds miles" centred on Romford, a right granted in Mediæval times but successfully used to prevent nearby Ilford from opening a market as recently as the 1990s . Romford shopping centre grew up around the original Marketplace , on the line of the old Roman road from London to Colchester . The Liberty Shopping Centre has recently been expanded and modernised by the Romford revival programme in order to compete with out-of-town shopping centres such as the Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex and Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent . A large swimming pool and leisure centre called The Dolphin which closed in 1995 was recently demolished to make way for further expansion of the shopping centre and the addition of 230 modern flats. The Town has been associated with a ford over a small stream which flows through it, now known as the River Rom , a 'back-formation' from the name of the town. Romford is first recorded in 1177 as ''Romfort'', which is formed from 'rūm' and 'ford' and means "the wide or spacious ford".Mills, D., ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names,'' (2000) The principal industry in the area for much of its history has been the Star Brewery , established in 1708 and much expanded after the coming of the railways in 1839. British History Online - Romford Economic History, (1978) The former site has been redeveloped as the ''The Brewery Shopping Centre''. Havering London Borough Council - Romford Town Centre Local government Romford was one of three former parishes whose area comprised the historic created the Romford Urban District of Essex, which covered what is today the core of the town. From 1894 to 1934 and its former area was transferred to Greater London to form part of the present-day London Borough of Havering. Vision of Britain - Havering London Borough formation POLITICS Romford is part of the Havering And Redbridge London Assembly constituency. The present MP for the Romford Constituency is Andrew Rosindell , a native of the town. SPORT AND LEISURE Romford is home to the is located nearby in Gidea Park. Romford is home to the current UK champion marching band, The Royal British Legion Band & Corps Of Drums Romford . Romford is also the location of Romford Skateboard park, know internationally by the name 'Rom skatepark'. TRANSPORT passes to the north of Romford while the A118 from Stratford connects with it at Gallows Corner and the start of the A127 . Future Romford station is planned to be served by the . Transport for London - East London Transit Nearest places Romford is contiguous with Chadwell Heath to the west, Collier Row to the north, Gidea Park to the east and Hornchurch to the south east. Nearby places also include Dagenham , Barking , Ilford , Upminster , Hainault and Becontree . EDUCATION Local education is listed on the London Borough Of Havering article FAMOUS RESIDENTS Romford is the birth place of a large number of sporting professionals, including the footballers Tony Adams , Lee Barnard , Frank Lampard , David Martin , Ray Parlour , Stuart Taylor , Nicky Shorey and racing driver Johnny Herbert . Musicians from the town include the singers Chris Andrews , Imogen Heap , Jo O'Meara of S Club 7 , actress and singer, Millicent Martin , RnB keyboard player Graham Bond , Tony Connor , drummer with Hot Chocolate and Audience (band) and bassist Cliff Williams , of AC/DC . British Pop group Five Star were born, raised and attended school in Romford. They left the area for Berkshire in 1987 and now live separately in London and California, USA. Actor Nick Frost also hails from Romford. Literary and artistic figures from Romford include the poet Francis Quarles , the artist Charles Taylor and novelist Edward Upward . The sculptor John Kaufman lived here for many years. Television presenter Richard Madeley and reporter Jeff Randall are also from the town. Colonel Blood , the man who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels , ran an apothecary's shop in Romford Market at one stage in his career. IN MEDIA The town centre has been used as a filming location for adverts and music videos. It is the home of fictional hospital, Darkplace, which featured in spoof comedy Garth Marenghi's Darkplace . Ian Dury a regular visitor to Romford from nearby Upminster set the b-side '' Razzle In My Pocket '' here. Underworld make multiple references to Romford in their songs including '' Born Slippy '' and '' Dirty ''. GALLERY |
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