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Romford history
Toponymy
Romford is first recorded in 1177 as Romfort, which is formed from Old English ‘rūm’ and ‘ford’ and means “the wide or spacious ford” The naming of the River Rom is a local ‘back-formation’ from the name of the town; and the river is elsewhere known as the Beam.
Economic development
Romford developed in the Middle Ages on the main road to London and the regionally significant Romford Market was established in 1247. The original site of the town was to the south, in an area still known as Oldchurch. The area was a focus of the leather industry from the 15th to the early 19th centuries and there is record of a wide range of industries such as cloth making, weaving, charcoal burning, metal working and brewing.
Suburban expansion
Romford was established in the 1840s in the area now occupied by the Waterloo estate, and then known as New Romford, where 200 cottages were built. To the east of the market place from 1850 middle class suburban housing was constructed. More significant growth occurred between 1910 and 1911 with the construction of Romford Garden Suburb, which included Raphael Park and Gidea Park railway station.
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