Leominster
English cathedral city
Leominster is a town in north-central Massachusetts, in Worcester County.
The name also belongs to an older market town in Herefordshire, England, from which the American town takes its name.
Both are pronounced "LEM-in-ster," not as spelled.
Rural English county
- market townSettlement with regular trading
- Welsh MarchesEngland-Wales boundary territory
- timber-framedBuilt with wooden skeleton
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
Domesday Book · medieval · Tudor · Georgian · Victorian · confluence · border · antiques
Sheared animal fiber
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- cider applesFruit for fermented beverages
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- arableFit for cultivation
livestock · grazing · harvest · meadows · hedgerows · pastoral · orchards · market
Preventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
antiquity · relics · chronicles · traditions · restoration · Norman · ducking stool · wool trade
Northeast U.S. region
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
- commuter townResidential area near workplace city
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- colonialOf occupied territories
People living somewhere
- townsfolkResidents of a village
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- marketVenue for trade
festivals · civic · parish · council · neighbourhood · population · public · society
Herefordshire
Rural English county
- market townSettlement with regular trading
- Welsh MarchesEngland-Wales boundary territory
- timber-framedBuilt with wooden skeleton
Anglo-Saxon · Domesday Book · medieval · Tudor · Georgian · Victorian · confluence · border · antiques · folklore
wool
Sheared animal fiber
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- cider applesFruit for fermented beverages
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
arable · livestock · grazing · harvest · meadows · hedgerows · pastoral · orchards · market · grain
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- architectureBuilding design discipline
monuments · antiquity · relics · chronicles · traditions · restoration · Norman · ducking stool · wool trade · medieval
New England
Northeast U.S. region
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
- commuter townResidential area near workplace city
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
colonial · factory · Main Street · city hall
residents
People living somewhere
- townsfolkResidents of a village
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
market · festivals · civic · parish · council · neighbourhood · population · public · society · fellowship