St Laurence, Upminster | |
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholicism |
Website | Church website |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of West Ham |
Deanery | Havering |
The church of St Laurence, Upminster, is the Church of England parish church in Upminster, England. It is a Grade I listed building.[1] 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.