Editing Romford (section)

==Geography==
{{Further|Geography of London}}
[[File:River rom south roneo corner.jpg|thumb|The [[River Rom]] emerges from underground channels at Roneo Corner.]]
[[File:Romford london map.png|thumb|left|Map of Romford and its environs]]
[[File:Romford 15 mile radius.png|thumb|15 mile radius map for Romford]]
The town centre is about {{convert|50|ft|m}} above sea level on a gravel terrace rising from the [[River Thames]].<ref name=bho_introduction/> The north of the town has developed on [[London Clay]] and is situated as much as {{cvt|150|ft|m}} above sea level. A continuous gentle rise in the eastern suburbs towards Gidea Park and Harold Wood peaks around {{convert|54|m|ft|order=flip}} around the Harold Court. On the northern side, Harold Hill peaks at {{cvt|75|m}}. The semi-rural area north of Collier Row and Harold Hill consists of many rolls of hills, with elevation peaking at the village of Havering-atte-Bower, {{convert|105|m|ft|order=flip}}.
The town centre is for the most part contained within a ring road formed of St Edwards Way, Mercury Gardens, Thurloe Gardens, Oldchurch Road and Waterloo Road. The market place and much of South Street and the High Street are pedestrianised.<ref name=urban_strategy/> The railway cuts through the town from east to west on a viaduct, with the bulk of the central Romford area to its north. The [[River Rom]] flows through the town in underground channels and joins the Thames after flowing through Hornchurch;<ref name=bho_introduction/> elsewhere along its course it is known as the River Beam<ref name=mills_london/> and forms part of the strategic waterways [[Blue Ribbon Network]].<ref name=ribbon>{{cite web | url=http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/images/maps-diagrams/jpg/map-4c-1.jpg | title=The blue ribbon network | author=Mayor of London | publisher=[[Greater London Authority]] | year=2004 | access-date=14 August 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531064623/http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/images/maps-diagrams/jpg/map-4c-1.jpg | archive-date=31 May 2010 | df=dmy-all | author-link=Mayor of London }}</ref>

Romford has formed part of the continuously built-up area of London since the 1930s<ref name="robson_london_26">{{cite book |title=The Government and Mis-government of London |last=Robson |first=William |year=1939 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=London | pages=26–27}}</ref> and is contiguous with [[Rush Green, London|Rush Green]] to the west, [[Collier Row]] to the north, [[Gidea Park]] to the east and [[Hornchurch]] to the south east.
Neighbourhoods of Romford include: [[Collier Row]], [[Gidea Park]], [[Harold Hill]], [[Harold Park]], [[Harold Wood]], [[Havering-atte-Bower]], [[Rise Park]] and [[Rush Green, London|Rush Green]].

Romford is located {{cvt|14|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[Charing Cross]] in central London; {{cvt|4+3/4|mi|km|round=0.5}} northeast of [[Ilford]]; {{cvt|2+1/2|mi|km|0}} north of [[Dagenham]]; {{cvt|9|mi|km|0}} northwest of [[Grays, Essex|Grays]]; {{cvt|6|mi|km|0}} south-west of [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]]; {{cvt|12|mi|km|0}} west of [[Basildon]]; and {{cvt|9|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Epping, Essex|Epping]].

===Climate===
Climate data for Romford is taken from the nearest weather station at [[Greenwich]], around {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} southwest of the marketplace.

{{Greenwich weatherbox}}