"Upminster" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ʌpmɪnstə/ [UK]
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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|upp}} Old English upp, {{m|ang|mynster}} mynster Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Upminster
  1. A town on the eastern edge of Greater London, originally in Essex. Wikipedia link: Upminster Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Towns in England, Towns in Greater London, England
    Sense id: en-Upminster-en-name-ec0-2xST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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