Church of St Laurence, Upminster

St Laurence, Upminster
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholicism
WebsiteChurch website
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Canterbury
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of West Ham
DeaneryHavering

The church of St Laurence, Upminster, is the Church of England parish church in Upminster, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It is the historic minster or church from which Upminster derives its name, meaning 'upper church', probably signifying 'church on higher ground'. The place-name is first attested as 'Upmynster' in 1062, and appears as 'Upmunstra' in the Domesday Book of 1086.

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