Upminster
is located 20 miles to the East of London near junction 29
of the M25 and
is on the C2C train
main line from Southend and Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street.
It
is also on the Tilbury line with stops at Ockendon, Chafford
Hundred (Lakeside)
and Grays. It is the East terminus for the
TFL London Underground District Line. Upminster was
mentioned in the
Domesday Book in 1086 as having a population of 39.
Today Upminster and Cranham (est. pop 24,000) are in the
postal district of Essex, and are council wards of the
London Borough of
Havering. The parliamentary constituency of Upminster
lies within the London Borough of Havering and comprises of:
Cranham, Emerson Park, Harold Hill, Harold Wood, Noak Hill,
North Ockendon, Upminster and various surrounding areas.
Local towns /villages include (East):
Brentwood,
West Horndon, Great Warley (South): Avely, Rainham, Ockendon,
Bulphan, North Stifford, Thurrock Lakeside, Chafford Hundred (West):
Hornchurch, Emerson Park, Gidea Park, Romford (North): Harold Wood, Harold Hill (Upminster Location: 51° 33′ 20.67″ N, 0° 15′ 4.46″ E)