Romney may refer to: Romney (surname), including a list of people with the name * Romney family, a family prominent in U.S. politics ** George W. Romney (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 businessman and retired politician. He served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 ...

(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, a Deanery of the Canterbury Diocese, in Kent, England * Romney Island, 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 Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, VA–WV MSA, Winchester, Virginia metropolitan area. T ...

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

Buildings and structures

* Romney's House, 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 Prefabrication, prefabr ...

, 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, 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 Logan, Utah, located on the campus of Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, p ...

, an outdoor football stadium at Utah State University

Companies and organizations

* Romney's, 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 Romn ...

, 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 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 conduc ...

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

Naval warships

* HMS Romney, a British Royal Navy ship name * 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 Earl of Romney (pronounced "Rumney") is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, Henry Sydney. He had been made Baron ...

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