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Collier Row stands on the site of an ancient Roman settlement. The name derives from the colliers that lived here in the 15th century. Although collier means charcoal miner, the inhabitants of the area were actually charcoal burners. The nearby forest of the manor of Gobions was the primary local resource back in the day. The manor house was known as Great Gobions. On the eastern side of the common stood the Gobions house, another important local building. Seventeen-century records mention 56 houses in the area. A hundred years later, five inns are mentioned in Collier Row. The common was enclosed in 1814 and a new road to Noak Hill was built.

Primary and junior Parklands School on Havering Road is more than 50 years old. In 1995, the school received ”beacon status” for its high educational standards. Parklands School is one of the largest primary schools in this side of East London. In addition to being a well-established educational facility, the school is also known for having a quad with animals such as chicken and guinea pigs. This RM5 area does not have tube and railway stations. The closest stations are Hainault, Newbury Park, and Romford. Several bus lines serve this area. Until 1965, Collier Row belonged to the county of Essex.

Until 1925, when the Eastern Avenue opened, the area was predominantly rural. There were many farmhouses here and only a few residences. Collier Row knew urban development in the inter-war era. The current Tesco Metro used to be a cinema. Corpus Christi church was established in 1965. The Colley Rowe Inn pub takes its name after the area. The decorations include frame prints and texts telling the history of Collier Row. The now-demolished Rose Cottage was a historic building dating from the 17th century. It belonged to one of the gamekeepers of the Royal Forest. Hampden House was a 19th-century residential building inhabited by a wealthy merchant.