The English town of Romford is located within the area of East London. The town is the main settlement within the London borough that is known as Havering. The town of Romford is located about fourteen miles to the north east of Charing Cross. The town is one of the main metropolitan areas within the city of London. Since 1965 the town of Romford has been part of Greater London.
Since 1247 the town of Romford has been a market town and it has the exclusive right to have markets within the town and the markets can cover an area of about six miles. The markets that are held within the town as focused around the main area of Romford. The market rights were granted during the medieval times and they were successfully used to stop the nearby area of Illford from holding markets. The main shopping area of Romford has grown around the focus of the original marketplace.
The main shopping centre within the town of Romford is known as Liberty shopping centre. This shopping centre has undergone a lot of changes over the years and it has been modernised and expanded as part of the revival programme within Romford. The revival programme is designed to help the shopping centre cope with the pressure from the shopping centres that are located outside towns. The main competition for the Liberty Shopping Centre is the Bluewater Shopping Centre that is located in Kent and also the Lakeside Shopping Centre that is located in Essex.
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