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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 former 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
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