Leominster

[ lem-in-ster ]

/ ˈlɛm ɪn stər /

a city in N Massachusetts.

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The father of these two knights was William Hobbie of Leominster.
Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854|Various
Five engines had gone out from Fitchburg eastward, but in the whole day they had not come as far as Leominster.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day|Edward E. Hale
I went thence to Leominster, where was a great meeting in a close, many hundreds of people being gathered together.
George Fox|George Fox
The Leominster ducking-stool is one of the few examples still preserved.
Bygone Punishments|William Andrews

Leominster in Herefordshire had been held by Queen Edith together with sixteen members.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland