Romford | |
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Romford Town Hall | |
Romford within Essex in 1961 | |
Area | |
• 1911 | 5,630 acres (22.8 km2)[1] |
• 1931 | 5,627 acres (22.8 km2)[1] |
• 1961 | 9,342 acres (37.8 km2)[1] |
Population | |
• 1911 | 16,970[1] |
• 1931 | 35,918[1] |
• 1961 | 114,584[1] |
Density | |
• 1911 | 3/acre |
• 1931 | 6/acre |
• 1961 | 12/acre |
History | |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1965 |
• Succeeded by | London Borough of Havering |
Status | Local board district (1851–1894) Urban district (1894–1937) Municipal borough (1937–1965) |
Government | Romford Board of Health (1851–1894) Romford Urban District Council (1894–1937) Romford Borough Council (1937–1965) |
• HQ | Romford |
• Motto | Serve with gladness |
Coat of arms of the borough council | |
Subdivisions | |
• Type | Civil parishes |
• Units | Romford (1851–1894)[note a] Romford Urban (1894–1900) Romford (1900–1965) Noak Hill (1934–1965) Havering-atte-Bower (1934–1965) |
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 of the London Borough of Havering in Greater London.