Municipal Borough of Romford
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| Romford | |
| Motto: Serve with gladness | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Urban district (until 1937) Municipal borough (after 1937) |
| 1911 area | 5,630 acres (22.8 km²)[1] |
| 1931 area | 5,627 acres (22.8 km²)[1] |
| 1961 area | 9,342 acres (37.8 km²)[1] |
| HQ | Romford |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Succeeded by | London Borough of Havering |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1911 population - 1911 density |
16,970[1] 3/acre |
| 1931 population - 1931 density |
35,918[1] 6/acre |
| 1961 population - 1961 density |
114,584[1] 12/acre |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Romford Urban District Council Romford Borough Council |
 Coat of arms of the borough council |
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Romford was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965.[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.
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[edit] History
Romford had been one of three parishes which formed the historic Liberty of Havering. In 1894 Romford urban district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894. The district consisted of the inner part of the ancient parish, which was divided into Romford Rural and Romford Urban, with the outer part a component of Romford Rural District. In 1900 the two parishes were abolished and their former area combined with the urban district expanded to cover the whole parish.
The urban district was surrounded by Romford Rural District until 1934 when the rural district was abolished and the urban district gained the parishes of Noak Hill and Havering-atte-Bower.[3] It became a municipal borough in 1937.
The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London considered the borough for inclusion in Greater London and in 1965 the municipal borough was abolished by the London Government Act 1963. Its former area was transferred to Greater London from Essex and combined with that of Hornchurch Urban District to form the present-day London Borough of Havering.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 |
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| Population | 13,656 | 16,970 | 19,442 | 35,918 | [4] | 88,002 | 114,584 |
[edit] Gallery
 Romford Town Hall entrance |
 Romford Town Hall |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Vision of Britain - Romford population (area and density)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Romford UD/MB (historic map)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Romford RD (historic map)
- ^ The census was suspended for World War II
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