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Upminster history
Toponymy
The placename Upminster is first recorded in 1062 as Upmynstre and is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Upmunstra. It is formed from Old English upp and mynster, meaning ‘the large church on high ground’
Economic development
There was a Roman farmstead in the Upminster area from the 1st century to the 3rd century. Agriculture was the predominant industry throughout the following centuries. Local industry included a tannery, gravel extraction and a brick works that was connected to the railway station by a tramway in 1895.
Urban development
The parish had three early centres of activity; the village around the church and the settlements of Hacton and Corbets Tey. The estates of Gaynes, New Place and Upminster Hall were purchased during the 17th century by merchants in the City of London. Gas main supply came from Romford in 1872 and from 1905 there was gas street lighting.
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