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	Romford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Romford railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line and is served by regular stopping, and occasionally fast, services to Liverpool Street in the City.
		Romford is a hub on the London Bus network with services to places such as Stratford, Leytonstone and Dagenham as well as feeder services from the large housing developments which surround it such as Collier Row and Harold Hill.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romford (393 words)

	London Borough of Havering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Romford is the main commercial hub of the borough with a small district of mainly office development close to the railway station.
		The A12 (near Romford) and the A13 (near Rainham) are the main radial routes to central London to the north and south of the borough respectively.
		Romford Market is located to the north of Romford and is the largest market within the borough and in the surrounding area.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Havering (853 words)

	Romford railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The oldest part of the station (current platforms 2–5) was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1839.
		The London Tilbury and Southend Railway station (current platform 1) was opened in 1892 and originally had two platforms.
		Romford station is located in Romford in the London Borough of Havering in East London
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romford_station (250 words)

	North London Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The station was completely demolished and the railway realigned when the East Cross Route was constructed.
		This large station served the popular east London park and was a junction between the North London Line and the now extinct branch running to the Old Ford station (on Old Ford Road) and Bow Church station (now Bow Church DLR station).
		The station was closed in 1934 probably due to its close proximity to Canonbury station.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/North_London_Line (657 words)

	Romford
		Romford is a town to the east London England formerly in Essex it is now the main centre activity in the London Borough of Havering.
		Romford has been a market town since 1247 and it holds the exclusive right hold markets over an area of radius and two thirds miles" centred on Romford right granted in medieval times but successfully to prevent nearby Ilford from opening a market as recently the 1990s.
		The name "Romford" said to have originated from a contraction "Roomy Ford".
	www.freeglossary.com /Romford (234 words)

	COUNTY OF ESSEX - LoveToKnow Article on COUNTY OF ESSEX
		In the southern part of the county are broad spreads of gravel and brick earth, formed by the Thames; these have been excavated for brick-making and building purposes about Ilford, Romford and Grays, and have yielded the remains of hippopotamus, rhinoceros and mammoth.
		There is a military station and depot for recruits at Warley, and a garrison at Tilbury.
		The oyster-beds of the Colne produce the famous Colchester natives, and there are similar beds in the Crouch and Roach, for which Burnham-on-Crouch is the centre; and in the Blackwater (Maldon).
	92.1911encyclopedia.org /E/ES/ESSEX_COUNTY_OF.htm (2744 words)

	DVROLITVM
		There is no evidence of any civilian settlement in the immediate area of Romford until well-into the post-Domesday period, presumably because the Celtic tribe the Trinovantes and their neighbours the Catuvellauni, had been warring over this particular territory possibly for centuries prior to the coming of Rome.
		Romford lies astride the main Roman road between London and Colchester, but so far, there is no physical record of any Romano-British settlement in the immediate area, the nearest confirmed site being Chigwell on the Roman road from London to Great Dunmow.
		These stations were known as mutationes, and generally resembled a large, quasi-military coaching-inn where officials on imperial business could obtain fresh horses and refreshment before continuing upon their journey, hence the name, from Latin mutatio 'exchange, changing'.
	www.roman-britain.org /places/durolitum.htm (837 words)

	Romford Now & Then South Street Trax January 2001
		The building was once Romford's second railway station, terminus of the line to Upminster, Grays and Tilbury, which opened to the public on 7th June 1893.
		The station closed on 2nd April 1932 as the result of a pooling agreement between the LMS and the LNER.
		On the far-left of the picture, beneath the railway bridge, shutters cover what was once the Repubican tobacconist.
	www.romford.org /pubs-clubs/trax/trax.htm (131 words)

	EoLFHS Parishes: Romford
		Romford, Essex, a market town on the Colchester road, and a station on the Great Eastern Railway, 12 miles from London by road or railway.
		Romford Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Edward the Confessor, is a Dec. building, with window tracery inclining to Flamboyant, designed by Mr.
		The original chapel of Romford, built about 1323 some distance east of the town, was taken down in 1407, and a larger one erected on the site of the present church.
	www.eolfhs.org.uk /parish/romford.htm (549 words)

	WANGARATTA - LoveToKnow Article on WANGARATTA
		WANSTEAD, an urban district in the Romford parliamentary division of Essex, England, forming a residential suburb of London, on a branch of the Great Eastern railway, 8 m.
		of Wantage Road station on the Great Western railway, with which a steam tramway connects it.
		It lies in the richly wooded Valt of White Horse, in a hollow at the foot of the steep hills which border the Vale on the south, 2 m.
	40.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WANGARATTA.htm (668 words)

	Chelmsford station adopted - News - Latest information - one
		The Adopt-A-Station initiative is aimed at improving lines of communication between the train operator and railway station users, promoting and encouraging feedback about the station buildings and facilities to help ensure that they meet the high standards expected by those who use them.
		The initiative has resulted in over 50 volunteers around the network adopting their local stations and reporting to the train operator about the standard of facilities at the station.
		Chelmsford station is about to receive a makeover from local student Elizabeth Surrey.
	www.onerailway.com /latestinformation/news/newsdisplay.asp?id=696 (255 words)

	liberty bell romford cheap holidays and travel deals, flights and hotels to book online
		Basic information on Liberty Bell in Romford showing times when food is served, facilities for the disabled and whether children are welcome.
		ThomsonLocal.com is designed to help you find Hotels in Romford or other goods and services or information you need for your local area and across the whole...
		Romford Now and Then Glimpses of the Past in the Present...
	www.worldbookers.co.uk /liberty-bell-romford.html (237 words)

	Gidea Park railway station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Adjacent stations are (Click link for more info and facts about Romford railway station) Romford railway station and (Click link for more info and facts about Harold Wood railway station) Harold Wood railway station.
		Gidea Park is a railway station in (Click link for more info and facts about Gidea Park, London) Gidea Park, London on the line from (Click link for more info and facts about Liverpool Street) Liverpool Street to Shenfield.
		Gidea Park railway station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gi/Gidea_Park_railway_station.htm (124 words)

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		This station once had a crossing loop but that area is now a car park.
		I had driven past here many times and not realised the station was nearby due, as you can see, to the overgrown state it is in.
		All of the station and track was obliterated and filled in for the building of Maldon's bypass.
	railwaysofessex.co.uk /page12.html (598 words)

	Essex Police Memorial Trust: Thomas Simmons
		Half an hour later he was in a cab en route for Romford railway station and Chelmsford Prison.
		The people of Romford were shocked, and a large crowd lined the route to Romford Cemetery where a huge contingent of police officers saw their murdered colleague laid to rest in plot 2340.
		All stations in Essex and the Metropolitan Police were alerted by telegraph, but it was feared that the culprits had fled to the East End.
	www.essex.police.uk /memorial/roll_sim.htm (3302 words)

	Properties to rent: Romford - Find a Property
		Central romford situated within easy access to romford town centre and b.r stations to london, this spacious 1 bedroom ground floor flat benefits electric heating, fitted kitchen, security entrance and allocated parking.
		Excellent for commuters as situated near to Romford Station providing direct access into The City
		Central romford studio apartment with separate bedding area and kitchen situated in a very pleasant development on the ouskirts of romford town centre.
	www.findaproperty.co.uk /area.aspx?areaid=0805&opt=prop&salerent=1&sp=0 (830 words)

	H2G2
		The railway station has been renovated over the years to the point where it's really rather smart in a clinical sort of way.
		Chelmsford has its own railway station and its own bus station.
		Trains run regularly to London's Liverpool Street station (which is about 40 minutes away), calling via Shenfield [Change here for services to Southend-on-Sea and Billericay, as well as other stops en route to London, such as Brentwood and Ilford.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A844995?s_id=2 (188 words)

	Youth Movements: New Suits & New Songs
		It stretches from Romford railway station to the High Street and from there to the Vogue cinema – if it’s Sundays, as far as Raphael Park.”
		He was showing a snapshot to Robert Peacock, of Romford, who wore a grey suit with a diagonal pattern, red waistcoat and a Slim Jim tie.
		We will not have Romford terrorised by them as is happening in some other towns.
	www.haroldhill.org /section_five/section_five_page_two.htm (1258 words)

	History - Stratford Page 1
		A metal structure called "Railway Tree" by Malcolm Robertson now stands at the north end of the High Street, but a more useful and impressive addition to Stratford's railway heritage is the new station, completed in 1999, built to co-incide with the opening of the much delayed Jubilee Line extension which terminates here.
		The Eastern Counties Railway opened it's line from Bishopsgate to Romford through Stratford in 1839 and the Northern and Eastern Railway's route up the Lea Valley to Broxbourne joined the Eastern Counties here, where they built their workshops.
		Although locomotive and coach building ceased when the LNER was formed in the 1920's, Stratford has always been a large railway repair depot, maintaining steam, then diesel and electric locomotives for over 150 years.
	www.leevalley-online.co.uk /towns/stratfordbow/strathist1.htm (832 words)

	Emerson Park School, Hornchurch: Travel directions
		Nearest railway station is Emerson Park (Romford - Upminster branch line) and the nearest London Underground station is Upminster Bridge (District Line).
		On this map you can see features that you can identify on the satellite image of the area around us, such as the railway junctions and the Ingrebourne valley.
		It covers about 3km x 3km, so a person of average fitness and ability should be able to cross this distance on foot in under an hour.
	www.emersonpark.havering.sch.uk /html/whereisEPS.htm (679 words)

	Gidea Park & Romford Cricket Club - History
		With Romford Football Club also basing themselves at Brooklands and having some success, the ground became more unsuitable for cricket, in 1930 the Tennis Club disbanded and in 1937, the Cricket Club found themselves homeless again, spending the next two years as a wandering side.
		After the war Gidea Park CC returned to the ground and a year later the ground and pavilion were compulsory purchased by Romford Council to maintain the area as open space and prevent housing development.
		Following the merger in 1970 the new club of Gidea Park and Romford was a founder member of the Essex League in 1972, with both the 1st and 2nd XI's winning their sections for the first two seasons.
	www.gprcc.co.uk /printerFriendly.asp?pagename=history (1499 words)

	Hotels in Romford: Hotel Guest Houses and Accommodation in the UK
		We are situated on the A118 between Gallows Corner on the A12 and Romford town centre, five minutes from the M25 at Junction 28....
		Hotels in Romford: Hotel Guest Houses and Accommodation in the UK Contact Us
		Breakfast is served in the dining area, Monday to Friday between 7:00am and 9:00am; weekends and bank holidays between 8:00am and 9:30am, where you can enjoy either a Continental of a Full English Breakfast.
	accommodation.uk.net /romford.htm (505 words)

	EoLFHS Parishes: Havering Atte Bower
		To reach the village, turn to the left (north) on leaving the Romford Railway Station (Great Eastern Railway), cross the High Street, Romford, to North Street, directly before you, by the Golden Lion Inn.
		Havering-Atte-Bower, Essex, a little rural village, and the site of a royal palace, 3 miles north of Romford: population 369.
		Beneath it, that venerable symbol of civilization, the stocks and whipping-post.
	www.eolfhs.org.uk /parish/havering.htm (183 words)

	The Ultimate Emerson Park railway station - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Emerson Park is between Romford and Upminster stations.
		The station is on a single line branch which has been threatened with closure many times throughout its history.
		It was opened in 1892 by the London Tilbury & Southend Railway.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Emerson_Park_Station (87 words)

	Romford Now & Then Publications Havering Village to Harold Wood: A Pictorial History
		Photographs document every step in Harold Wood's expansion, from faltering beginnings around the railway station in a remote corner of Hornchurch, to its accelerating growth after the First World War.
		Descending through the ancient manorial lands of Bedfords, and skirting Romford, the old capital of the Liberty of Havering, the 'tour' crosses the vast council estate of Harold Hill, and alien townscape of brick and concrete superimposed after the Second World War upon historic Harold's Wood, part of the Forest of Essex.
		At the southern edge of the estate the old Roman road from London to Colchester crosses into present day Harold Wood, a community which developed on the fringe of the royal Saxon forest on manorial lands, whose lord's duty included the supply of fresh reeds to carpet the King's chamber at his palace of Havering.
	www.romford.org /books/books11.htm (371 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - The Day War Broke Out: Memories of Wartime Romford - A1951544
		We lived very close to Hornchurch Aerodrome, an RAF Fighter station, to Roneo corner where, it was rumoured Spitfires were being built, to Romford Railway Station where a railway bridge carried all rail traffic to and from London and East Anglia where many aerodromes had been built.
		The day war broke out I was five years old and living at 5, Beltinge Road, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex, with my younger brother Paul, my mother and my father who as a builder had just completed eight semi-detached houses in one of which we lived.
		We were also close to the RAF Aerodrome at North Weald.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1951544 (7253 words)

	Stannifer - Leisure Development - Romford, The Brewery
		A new bus interchange incorporated into the scheme, which is also adjacent to Romford railway station, is complemented by over 1,700 secure, car parking spaces which connect directly into the retail malls.
		Fully integrated into Romford town centre, Stannifer and J Sainsbury Developments joint venture did not fit comfortably into either "Out of Town" or "High Street" which were the only two categories open to developments.
		The Brewery is being developed by Romford Developments Limited, a 50/50 joint venture between J Sainsbury Developments Ltd and Stannifer.
	www.constructionmall.co.uk /press/article/7466 (608 words)

	News
		In the early 20th Century, East Ham police station was famous for its Tug of War team, which won many medals at the National Police Championships and its members went on to represent Great Britain in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.
		In 1886, Bethnal Green Police Station was the Divisional Headquarters responsible for Bethnal Green, Dalston, Hackney, Leytonstone, Woodford, Wanstead, Loughton, Chigwell and Barkingside.
		The new £5 million Ilford Police Station opened in June 1995 at 270 – 294, High Road, has an area dedicated to Police Constable Phillip Waters who was shot and fatally wounded whilst on duty at Mayfair Avenue, Ilford in April that year.
	www.uel.ac.uk /news/latest_news/stories/blue_lamp.htm (1441 words)

	romfordinfo.htm
		Nearest National rail station is Romford (Travelcard Zone 6 - Great Eastern line, served by trains from Liverpool Street).
		Leave the station and turn right, crossing the road to the bus stop outside the Goose pub.
		This used to be the brewery tap for the Romford Brewery (when there was one).
	www.etfc.co.uk /romfordinfo.htm (275 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 19 May 2003 (pt 10)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progess is being made to improve safety (a) on railway lines into Romford and (b) at Romford railway station; and if he will make a statement.
		In addition, HMRI has been working closely with the Romford station operator, First Great Eastern, to understand the causes of minor passenger slip, trip and fall incidents at the station, so as to reduce the number of such incidents.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints were received from passengers as a result of problems on railway track near Romford in (a) April 2000, (b) April 2001, (c) April 2002 and (d) April 2003.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030519/text/30519w10.htm (1458 words)

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