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A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The agrarian history of Romford is treated above, along with that of Havering and Hornchurch. 1 In the three rural wards of Romford agriculture continued to be the main occupation down …
A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Education and charities EDUCATION. There was a free school at Romford, kept by Thomas Horrocks, c. 16416. 1 A charity … factory school at Squirrels Heath. A school board for Romford was formed compulsorily in 1872. 2 It took over the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Introduction ROMFORD Manors and other Estates, p. 64. Economic History, p. … p. 91. Education, p. 91. Charities for the Poor, p. 96. Romford, about 12 miles east of the city of London, is part …
A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The manorial government of Romford is treated above. 1 Romford, like Havering, was originally a chapelry of …
A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. All estates in Romford, however styled, were subordinate to the manor of Havering. 1 The manor of ROMFORD or MAWNEYS lay on the west side of the town, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Parliamentary representation PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION. The Romford (or Southern) division, formed in 1885, was a large … of Bedfords Park, Havering. The Conservatives held Romford until 1906, when it was recaptured for the Liberals …
A History of the County of Essex
… Romford Religious history CHURCHES. The chapel of Romford was first mentioned in 1177, when the pope confirmed … and other possessions previously granted by Henry II. 1 Romford remained part of the parish of Hornchurch until the …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Some time after 1773 he left London and is shown living at Romford, Essex, 177882, Bedfont, Middlx, 178486 and Bath, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… London to Colchester, marked by the fords of Stratford, Romford, Chelmsford, and Easterford (Kelvedon), is never in … London and Essex. But the detail is often obscure. West of Romford it is significant that the Roman sitesValentines, … monuments occur at Felstead (Plate p. 74), Blackmore, Romford (Plate p. 203), Witham (Plate p. 251) and Waltham …
Middlesex county records
… of booths and sheds on the highway leading from London to Romford, cause obstruction and annoyance. Order that such …