Romney may refer to:

Romney (surname) Romney is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics * George S. Romney (1874–1935), American university president * A. Kimball Romney (born 1925), American academic and anthropologist Artists *George Romney (painter) ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Romney family The Romney family is prominent in U.S. politics.

, a family prominent in U.S. politics **

George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd gover ...

(1907–1995), former CEO of American Motors, Governor of Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development **

Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...

(born 1947), Republican politician, U.S. Senator for Utah, and former Governor of Massachusetts, and businessman

Places

Canada

* Romney Township, Ontario, a township in Kent County, Ontario

United Kingdom

Romney Deanery The Romney Deanery is in the Diocese of Canterbury in Kent, England. Churches within the Deanery: {, class="wikitable" , - ! Church Name ! Location ! Current Incumbent , - , St Martin , Aldington , , - , St Peter and St Paul , Appledore , ...

, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England *

Romney Island Romney Island is an island in the River Thames in England connected to Romney Lock, at Windsor, Berkshire. It is a long thin island with trees and scrub, with the upstream end in Windsor and the downstream end almost at Black Potts. The islan ...

, an island in the English River Thames *

Romney Marsh Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about . The Marsh has been in use for centuries, though its inhabitants commonly suffered from malaria until the ...

, a wetland in Kent and East Sussex, England * Romney Road, a road in England near the River Thames *

New Romney New Romney is a market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up. New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was once a sea port, w ...

, a town in Kent

United States

* Romney, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Romney, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Romney, Texas, an unincorporated community *

Romney, West Virginia Romney is a town in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Established by consecutive acts of the V ...

, (population, 1,940), the oldest town in West Virginia

Buildings and structures

Romney's House Romney's House at 5 Holly Bush Hill, Hampstead, Camden, London was the home of the artist George Romney and then of the architect Clough Williams-Ellis. It is a Grade I listed building. The house was designed for Romney by Samuel Bunce ...

, a Grade I listed house in Hampstead, London, built by the artist George Romney *

Romney hut The Romney hut is a prefabricated steel structure used by the British military, developed during World War II to supersede the Iris hut. History At the outbreak of World War II, the British military developed a series of prefabricated huts to ...

, a type of British pre-fabricated building * 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 Romney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton, about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge. It is on the Windsor side of the river next to a boatyard and adjoins Romney Island, a long strip-shaped ait in the ...

, a lock on the English River Thames *

Romney Stadium Maverik Stadium, also known as Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, is an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The home field of the Utah State Aggies of the Moun ...

, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University

Companies and organizations

Romney's Kendal Mint Cake is a sugar-based confection flavoured with peppermint. It originates from Kendal in Cumbria, England. Kendal Mint Cake is popular among climbers and mountaineers, especially those from the United Kingdom, as a source of ene ...

, an English baking company, founded 1918 *

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) is a gauge light railway in Kent, England, operating steam and internal combustion locomotives. The line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney ...

, a heritage railway in Kent, England *

Romney Academy Romney Academy was an educational institution for higher learning in Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia). Romney Academy was first incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11, 1814, and was active until 1846 when it was reorgani ...

, a 19th-century educational institution in Romney, West Virginia *

Romney Middle School Hampshire County Schools is the operating school district within Hampshire County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association ...

, a school in Romney, West Virginia *

Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury Sir William Romney's School is an 11–16 secondary school with academy status in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Pupils come from the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening areas. In 2016 the school achieved a ' ...

, a secondary school

Military

Romney Expedition The Romney Expedition was a military expedition of the Confederate States Army during the early part of the American Civil War. It is named for Romney, West Virginia, which at the time was still in the state of Virginia. The expedition was conduct ...

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

Naval warships

HMS Romney Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Romney''. The origins of the name are from the town of New Romney, although it may be that the name entered the Royal Navy in honour of Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney. * was a 48-gun fourth r ...

, a British Royal Navy ship name *

HMS Romney (1694) HMS ''Romney'' was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard on 23 October 1694. Commanded by Captain William Coney, ''Romney'' was wrecked on the Scilly Isles on 26 October 1707Ships of the Old Navy ...

, a 50-gun English naval warship *

HMS Romney (1708) HMS ''Romney'' was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Joseph Allin to the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 2 December 1708. On 11 June 1723 orders were issued for ''Romney'' to be ...

, a 50-gun English naval warship *

HMS Romney (1762) HMS ''Romney'' was a 50-gun fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in a career that spanned forty years. Five ships of the Royal Navy have been name ...

, a 50-gun English naval warship

Other uses

Romney (sheep) The Romney, formerly called the Romney Marsh sheep but generally referred to by the local farmers as the Kent, is a breed of sheep originating in England. The Romney is a "long-wool" breed recognized in England by 1800. Exported to other contine ...

, a breed of sheep bred for meat *

Earl of Romney Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

, an English title * Romney Formation, a stratum of sedimentary rock