Etymology

Upminster

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Today it means: A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5686). Full definition →

Old English upp
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromupp
  2. English todayUpminster

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".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishupp all →

UptonUpchurchUphamUpshawupfieldUpcott

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.