Romford and District Affiliated Synagogue

Name:

Romford and District Affiliated Synagogue

Address:

25 Eastern Road, Romford, Essex RM1 3NH (New building consecrated 20 May 1956)

Current Status:

Active

Date Formed:

1929

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliation:

An affiliated synagogue since joining the United Synagogue in 1948.

Membership Data:

1950 -   83 male seatholders (source)

Source: The United Synagogue 1870-1970 by Aubrey Newman (1977), pages 218/19

1960 - 146 male seatholders (source)

Source: The United Synagogue 1870-1970 by Aubrey Newman (1977), pages 218/19

1970 - 142 male seatholders (source)

Source: The United Synagogue 1870-1970 by Aubrey Newman (1977), pages 218/19

Local Government Districts:

The Northeast London suburban town of Romford is in the London Borough of Havering (created on 1 April 1965) within the administrative area of Greater London.

Romford was previously in the former Romford Municipal Borough (incorporated as a borough in 1937) in the County of Essex.

Registration Districts:

From 1 July 1837 - Romford
Since 1 April 1965 - Havering (which would now hold any registers)