Romford is in the London Borough of Havering, but when I drive from Romford to Brentwood, there is a sign for Essex on the A12, which indicates that I am entering Essex; also, the Police in Romford are Metropolitan police and in Brentwood, Essex police.
Are counties and boroughs different areas?
2007-01-21 19:12:02 · 8 answers · asked by dirk_hampstead 3 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
London Boroughs and Counties are completely different, For example Croydon is a Borough and part of Surrey, and Uxbridge is in London Borough of Hillingdon and in Middlesex.
This is due to Counties being far older that London Boroughs however from a political point of view the London Borough gets precedent over the county.
2007-01-21 19:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by ebungle 3 · 3⤊ 5⤋
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2017-01-22 10:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all under Great London. Nothing to do with Essex now for nearly 50 Years. When it was all changed over the post office couldn't use the NE code as it belonged to Newcastle. It was decided that it would keep the existing post codes as for ease logistics. The phone codes were also kept because......The Post Office also ran the telephones too. This is why that part of London is mistaken for Essex, in a recent poll 60 % of people living in these area wanted the districts returned to Essex. Sorry Guys this will not happen. So if you live in Romford, Dagenham, Barking, Upminster, Cranham, Harold Hill, Harold Wood, North Ockenden, Barking.........or you have the London Borough of in your home address, you live in GREATER LONDON.
2014-01-26 11:06:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you've answered it yourself - "Romford is in the London Borough of Havering". Obviously as you drive towards Brentwood (in Essex) you cross the Essex boundary and you therefore see a sign saying you are entering Essex. Presumably when you go the other way there is a sign saying welcome to Havering - which you have already said is a London borough. The only possible confusion lies in the fact that the Post Office continues to refer to pre-1960's boundaries. Thus they still regard it as Essex, rather than a London postal area. But even here, provided you use the postcode, a county name is not required on the address. So if you wish you can say that Romford is in Essex, even if it isn't really!
2007-01-22 01:13:26 · answer #4 · answered by david f 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Romford is historically part of Essex but after they created Greater London it became part of that and it is in a London Borough.
2016-05-28 09:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by priya 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romford was transferred to Greater London in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963.
On the A12 when you leave Havering, with Romford behind you, as you enter Essex the sign says "Welcome to Essex".
The boundaries between Greater London and Essex at Havering are reconfirmed in Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1218 (the second source - map at the bottom).
2007-01-21 20:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by Nickname 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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As others have said, counties no longer form part of any address. Romford addresses are formatted as this one, which is for the local council: Havering London Borough Council Main Road ROMFORD RM1 3BD Only 40% of Greater London includes "LONDON" as the post town in the postal address. Sewardstone in Essex is an anomoly and has "LONDON" in the address, but is outside Greater London.
2016-04-11 00:07:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where Is Romford
2016-09-29 01:09:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a Romford in Essex
2007-01-21 19:16:22 · answer #9 · answered by footynutguy 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It is boarderline between East London and Essex
2007-01-21 19:17:12 · answer #10 · answered by ஐ♥PinkBoo - TTC #1♥ஐ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes romford is in essex
2007-01-21 19:23:43 · answer #11 · answered by LISA G 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋