Upminster

English

Etymology

First recorded in 1062 as Upmynstre, and recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Upmunstra. Formed from Old English upp and mynster, meaning "the large church on high ground".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌpmɪnstə/

Proper noun

Upminster

1. A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5686).