Editing Collier Row

{{short description|Area in Havering in east London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| region                   = London
| official_name            = Collier Row
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.5931|0.1736|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference        = TQ505905
| london_borough           = Havering
| postcode_area            = RM
| postcode_district        = RM5, RM7
| post_town                = ROMFORD
| dial_code                = 01708
| constituency_westminster = [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)|Romford]]
| static_image_name        = File:Corpus Christi Church, Collier Row - geograph.org.uk - 91147.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Corpus Christi Church
| population               =
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| charingX_distance_mi     = 14
| charingX_direction       = SW 
}}
'''Collier Row''' is a neighbourhood to the north of [[Romford]] in East [[London]], England, within the [[London Borough of Havering]]. It is a suburban development located {{convert|14|mi|km}} northeast of [[Charing Cross]].

==History==
Its name originates from [[charcoal]] burners which used to occupy the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romford: Economic history | date=1978 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol7/pp72-76 |website=British History Online |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

The area is based on a large housing estate built during the 1930s as part of the inter-war London housing expansion, with shopping facilities around a central crossroads.

Remains of a Roman settlement have been uncovered in the area.<ref>{{cite web | title=A history of Collier Row |url=http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4704 |publisher=Havering London Borough Council |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311011218/http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4704 |archive-date=11 March 2007 }}</ref>

==Transport==
The area is not connected to the [[London Underground]] or [[National Rail]] networks; however, [[Hainault tube station|Hainault]] and [[Newbury Park tube station|Newbury Park]] Underground stations ([[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]]) and [[Romford railway station]] are nearby. [[Transport for London]] bus routes 103, 175, 247, 252, 294, 365 (24 hour) and 375 and commercial route 575 from Epping to Romford and Lakeside serve the local area, and it is planned that a future extension of the [[East London Transit]] could serve the area.

The A12 (Eastern Avenue), which runs through Collier Row at its southern end, leads to London and the east coast of Essex, and crosses the M25 on its eastern section.

==Geography==
Collier Row is located north of [[Romford]] within the [[London Borough of Havering]] and {{convert|14|mi|km}} northeast of [[Charing Cross]] in Central London. It includes a town centre with housing extending to the north.

===Nearest places===
*[[Hainault, London|Hainault]]
*[[Marks Gate]]
*[[Rise Park]]
*[[Havering-atte-Bower]]
*[[Romford]]
*[[Chigwell Row]]

==Education==
{{main|List of schools in Havering}}
Situated on Havering Road, Parklands School (both primary and junior) opened in 1929–1931.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol7/pp91-98 | title=Romford: Education and charities |website=British History Online | date=1978 | access-date=30 July 2023 }}</ref> In 1995 the school was given "Beacon Status" due to the high standards of education provided. It is one of the largest primary schools in the area.

==References==
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[[Category:Areas of London]]
[[Category:Districts of the London Borough of Havering]]
[[Category:Romford]]
[[Category:District centres of London]]