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)