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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Romford
Visit Romford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Romford places to visit. A unique way to experience Romford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Romford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Romford is a large town in East London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located 14.1 miles (22.7 km) northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Good road links to London and opening of the railway station in 1839 were key to the development of the town. When you visit Romford, Walkfo brings Romford places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Romford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Romford
Visit Romford – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 73 audio plaques & Romford places for you to explore in the Romford area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Romford places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
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.
Romford culture & places
Havering Council’s urban strategy aims to make Romford a cultural destination. Mass entertainment facilities in the town include the Brookside Theatre, Romford Greyhound Stadium, 2 multi-screen cinemas; and until April 2013 Romford Ice Arena, which was home to the local Romford Raiders ice hockey team. The town is strongly associated with the electronic music group Underworld, who cite Romford in their hit “Born Slippy”, affiliated to the movie Trainspotting.
Romford geography / climate
Romford is located 14 miles (23 km) north-east of Charing Cross in central London. The town centre is about 50 feet (15 m) above sea level on a gravel terrace rising from the River Thames. The north of the town has developed on London Clay and is situated as much as 150 feet (46 m) high. A continuous gentle rise in the eastern suburbs towards Gidea Park and Harold Wood peaks around 177 feet (54 m) around the Harold Court.
Climate
Climate data for Romford is taken from the nearest weather station at Greenwich, around 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of the marketplace.
Why visit Romford with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Romford places with Walkfo Romford to hear history at Romford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Romford has 73 places to visit in our interactive Romford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Romford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Romford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Romford & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo: Visit Romford Places Map
73 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Romford places to visit
Romford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Romford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Romford’s information audio spots:
Rush Green, London
Rush Green is a suburban area in Romford in East London. It straddles the boundary of Barking and Dagenham and Havering. It is located 13.5 miles (22 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross.
Visit Romford plaques
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plaques
here Romford has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Romford plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Romford using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Romford plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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