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Upminster, Essex (Town)

Upminster is a town in Essex. It is recorded in Domesday as 'Upmynstre'. Upminster remained a rural village until the early 20th century when Ilford developer Peter Griggs developed plans for a 'new town on a American plan' to the north of the village. Further suburban developments took place between the wars and in the 1950s and 1960s. Upminster Windmill is a restored smock mill dating from 1803. The Church of St Laurence, facing the village green, dates from the 13th century. The town is within the council area of Havering.

Type: Town
Historic County : Essex
Lat, Long: 51.55618,0.248846
Grid Reference: TQ559865
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Havering
Country: England

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Warminster, Wiltshire (Town)

Warminster is a town in Wiltshire, on the River Were. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, the town became famous during the Middle Ages for its wool and cloth trade and as a corn market. The Minster Church of St Denys was begun in the 11th century. The High Street and Market Place have many fine buildings including the Athenaeum theatre (1857), the Town Hall (1837) and St Lawrence Chapel. The town is within the council area of Wiltshire.

Type: Town
Historic County : Wiltshire
Lat, Long: 51.204916,-2.1811929
Grid Reference: ST874450
Police Area: Wiltshire
Council Area: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Warminster CP
Country: England

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Warminster Common, Wiltshire (Urban locality)

Warminster Common is a former village which is now a part of Warminster, Wiltshire. It is within the council area of Wiltshire.

Type: Urban locality
Historic County : Wiltshire
Lat, Long: 51.196983,-2.192891
Grid Reference: ST866442
Police Area: Wiltshire
Council Area: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Warminster CP
Country: England

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West Minster, Kent (Village)

West Minster is a village on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. It is within the council area of Swale (Kent).

Type: Village
Historic County : Kent
Island: Isle of Sheppey
Lat, Long: 51.429544,0.75178192
Grid Reference: TQ913736
Police Area: Kent
Council Area: Swale (Kent)
Civil Parish: Sheerness CP
Country: England

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Westminster, Middlesex (City)

Westminster is a city in Middlesex. Westminster had developed as a separate settlement (geographically and administratively) from London prior to the Norman Conquest. In the 11th century, Edward the Confessor began the construction of an abbey at Westminster and a palace between the river and the abbey. The Palace of Westminster was the primary royal residence of the Kings of England between the eleventh century and 1512. The Parliament of England and then of the United Kingdom, has met there since the 13th century. Westminster became a city in 1540. Westminster Abbey (1245) is the former abbey church. The city is within the council area of Westminster.

Type: City
Historic County : Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.498502,-0.135148
Grid Reference: TQ295793
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Westminster
Country: England

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Westminster Park, Cheshire (Urban locality)

Westminster Park is an urban locality in Chester, Cheshire. It is within the council area of Cheshire West and Chester.

Type: Urban locality
Historic County : Cheshire
Lat, Long: 53.176727,-2.9014784
Grid Reference: SJ398647
Police Area: Cheshire
Council Area: Cheshire West and Chester
Country: England

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Whitminster, Gloucestershire (Village)

Whitminster is a village in Gloucestershire. It is within the council area of Stroud (Gloucestershire).

Type: Village
Historic County : Gloucestershire
Lat, Long: 51.77076,-2.3264187
Grid Reference: SO775080
Police Area: Gloucestershire
Council Area: Stroud (Gloucestershire)
Civil Parish: Whitminster CP
Country: England

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Wimborne Minster, Dorset (Town)

Wimborne Minster is a town in Dorset. It is within the council area of Dorset.

Type: Town
Historic County : Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.799443,-1.9877451
Grid Reference: SZ009999
Police Area: Dorset
Council Area: Dorset
Civil Parish: Wimborne Minster CP
Country: England

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Worminster, Somerset (Hamlet)

Worminster is a hamlet in Somerset. It is within the council area of Somerset.

Type: Hamlet
Historic County : Somerset
Lat, Long: 51.183282,-2.6126301
Grid Reference: ST572428
Police Area: Avon and Somerset
Council Area: Somerset
Civil Parish: St Cuthbert Out CP
Country: England

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Yetminster, Dorset (Village)

Yetminster is a village in Dorset. It is within the council area of Dorset.

Type: Village
Historic County : Dorset
Lat, Long: 50.895627,-2.5794842
Grid Reference: ST593108
Police Area: Dorset
Council Area: Dorset
Civil Parish: Yetminster CP
Country: England

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