Romney

Romney may refer to:

Places

• Romney Township, Ontario, a township in Kent County, Ontario, Canada

United Kingdom

• Romney Deanery, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England
• Romney Island, an island in the English River Thames
• Romney Marsh, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England
• Romney Road, a road in England near the River Thames

United States

• Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Romney, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
• Romney, Texas, an unincorporated community
• Romney, West Virginia, (population, 1,940), the oldest town in West Virginia

People with the surname

Academics

• George S. Romney (1874–1935), university president and educator in Utah and Idaho
• A. Kimball Romney (born 1925), academic and anthropologist

Artists

• George Romney (painter) (1734–1802), English portrait painter
• John Romney (1785–1863), English engraver

Athletes

• Elwood Romney (1911–1970), All-American basketball player at BYU
• Francis Romney (1873–1963), English cricketer
• Dick Romney (1895–1969), Utah State football coach
• Milt Romney (1899–1975), professional football player
• G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), football coach Brigham Young University, Utah
• Val Romney (1718–1773), English cricketer

Politicians

• Ann Romney (born 1949), former First Lady of Massachusetts
• Cyril Romney (1931–2007), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986
• George W. Romney (1907–1995), former CEO of American Motors, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Lenore Romney (1908–1998), Michigan politician, former First Lady of Michigan
• Mitt Romney (born 1947), Republican politician, former Governor of Massachusetts and candidate for U.S. President
• Ronna Romney (born 1943), Michigan Republican politician and radio talk show host
• G. Scott Romney (born 1941), Michigan Republican politician and lawyer

Other persons

• Wavy Gravy or Hugh Romney (born 1936), entertainer and peace activist
• Marion G. Romney (1897–1988), prominent leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Buildings and structures

• Romney's House, a Grade I listed house in Hampstead, London, built by the artist George Romney
• George W. Romney Building or the Romney Building, the Governor of Michigan's main office location
• Romney African-American Cemetery, an old cemetery in Romney, West Virginia
• Romney Lock, a lock on the English River Thames
• Romney Stadium, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University

Companies and organizations

• Romney's, an English baking company, founded 1918
• Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, a heritage railway in Kent, England
• Romney Academy, a 19th-century educational institution in Romney, West Virginia
• Romney Middle School, a school in Romney, West Virginia
• Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury, a secondary school

Military

• Romney Expedition, an early maneuver of the Confederate Army in the US Civil War

Naval warships

• HMS Romney, a British Royal Navy shipname
• HMS Romney (1694), a 50-gun English naval warship
• HMS Romney (1708), a 50-gun English naval warship
• HMS Romney (1762), a 50-gun English naval warship

Other uses

• Romney (sheep), a breed of sheep bred for meat
• Earl of Romney, an English title
• Romney Formation, a stratum of sedimentary rock

See also

• Massachusetts health care reform, a 2006 health-care reform bill in Massachusetts commonly known as Romneycare
• New Romney, Kent, England
  • New Romney (UK Parliament constituency), the Parliament seat for New Romney
  • New Romney railway station, a depot in Kent, England
• Old Romney, a nearby Kentish village of similar age to New Romney
• Romney Sands railway station, a depot in Kent, England
• Romny, a city in the Ukraine
• Shuzenji Romney Railway, a railway on the Izu Peninsula of Japan