For the city of Leominster, Massachusetts, see Leominster, Massachusetts.

Leominster (pronounced ) is a market town at in Herefordshire, England. It has a population of approximately 11,000 and is on the River Lugg.

In 1052 the town was the site of the Battle of Llanllieni, the first battle between the Normans and the Welsh.

From 1974 to 1996, Leominster served as the administrative centre for the former local government district of Leominster and remains the centre of Leominster parliamentary constituency which covers northern Herefordshire as well as a small part of north-west Worcestershire.

The town shares a friendly rivalry with Hereford. In recent years, Leominster's multitude of antique shops have brought many visitors to the town.

Leominster Priory, now serving as the parish church, is the remaining part of a 12th century Benedictine monastery. Investigations near the site in 2005 were thought to have produced evidence of a rotunda dating from 660 but this was not confirmed by subsequent excavations.

The four-mile A49 £9m bypass opened in November 1988.

External links

• Leominster.co.uk
• The Friends Of Leominster Priory Operation Leofric
• BBC News Important Saxon find in car park
• BBC News Experts excavate Saxon discovery
• BBC News No Saxon find for archaeologists

Towns in Herefordshire | Towns_of_the_Welsh_Marches