Church of St Laurence, Upminster

Coordinates: 51°33′18″N 0°14′53″E / 51.555°N 0.248°E / 51.555; 0.248

St Laurence, Upminster

Denomination	Church of England (Anglican)
Website	http://www.upminsterparish.co.uk/
Administration
Deanery	Havering
Archdeaconry	West Ham
Diocese	Chelmsford
Province	Canterbury

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.

Alice Perrers, mistress of King Edward III, was buried in the church or churchyard in 1400. There is no memorial to mark her grave.

The tower of St Laurence's was instrumental in the first accurate measurement of the speed of sound by Rev William Derham, who was also buried in the church or churchyard and who also has no memorial.

The churchyard contains war graves of six service personnel of World War II.^[2]

References

↑ "Church of St Laurence, St Mary's Lane, Upminster". Havering London Borough Council.
↑ CWGC Cemetery Report, details from casualty record.

London Borough of Havering

Districts	Ardleigh Green Chase Cross Coldharbour Collier Row Cranham Elm Park Emerson Park Frog Island Gallows Corner Gidea Park Hacton Harold Hill Harold Park Harold Wood Havering-atte-Bower Heath Park Hornchurch Noak Hill North Ockendon Rainham Rise Park Romford Rush Green South Hornchurch Upminster Upminster Bridge Wennington

Attractions	CEME The Diver Havering Museum Langtons Queen's Theatre Rainham Hall Rainham War Memorial The Rom Tithe Barn Museum Upminster Windmill

Major retail	The Brewery The Liberty The Mercury Romford Market

Places of worship	St Andrew, Hornchurch St Edward the Confessor, Romford St John, South Hornchurch St Helen and St Giles, Rainham St Laurence, Upminster St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon

Parks and open spaces	Bedfords Park Dagnam Park Harrow Lodge Park Havering Country Park Hornchurch Country Park Hylands Park Pyrgo Park Tylers Common Wildspace Conservation Park Upminster Park

Constituencies	Dagenham and Rainham (part) Hornchurch and Upminster Romford

Tube and rail stations	Elm Park Emerson Park Gidea Park Harold Wood Hornchurch Rainham Romford Upminster Upminster Bridge

Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Public transport Schools

Churches in Havering

St Andrew, Hornchurch St Edward the Confessor, Romford St Helen and St Giles, Rainham St Laurence, Upminster St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon

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