Upton
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Upton is the name of a number of people and places. It may refer to:
In England
In Ireland
In the United States of America
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Places
In Canada- Upton, QuebecUpton, QuebecUpton is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,954.-Population:Population trend...
In England
- Upton, Berkshire
- Upton, BuckinghamshireUpton, BuckinghamshireUpton is a hamlet in the parish of Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the north of the main village of Dinton, on the junction between the new road from Aylesbury to Thame, and the old road before it was rerouted....
- Upton, CambridgeshireUpton, CambridgeshireUpton is a civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Glinton and Wittering ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency....
- Upton, CornwallUpton, CornwallUpton Cross and Upton are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in east Cornwall, England, UK. Upton is situated at north of Upton Cross 5 miles northwest of Callington. They are on the northeast side of Caradon Hill on the B3254 Liskeard to Launceston road...
- Upton, CumbriaUpton, CumbriaUpton is a village in Workington, Cumbria, England....
- Upton, DorsetUpton, DorsetUpton is a village in south east Dorset, England. It is the second largest village in Purbeck-Geography:The village is built around a road junction where the Blandford to Hamworthy road crosses the main Poole to Dorchester road. The Poole suburbs of Hamworthy and Turlin Moor adjoin the village to...
- Upton, HampshireUpton, HampshireUptonis a hamlet in Hampshire, located approximately 7 miles north of Andover. It has a population of approximately 250. The River Swift, a winterbourne runs through it and can flood between December and February causing minor problems...
- Upton, LeicestershireUpton, LeicestershireUpton, is a small hamlet on the Leicestershire and Warwickshire border west of Shenton and south-east of Sibson.The local area is predominately agricultural. Upton is a ribbon development with a mixture of Georgian, Victorian and more modern properties along Main Road. There is a caravan park and...
- Upton, LincolnshireUpton, LincolnshireUpton is a small village and civil parish south-east of Gainsborough, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.The village has a fish and chip shop, believed to be possibly one of the last coal-fired fish and chip shops in existence....
- Upton, Bexley, in London
- Upton, Newham, in London
- Upton, MerseysideUpton, MerseysideUpton is a village in the parish of Overchurch on the Wirral Peninsula, England, situated close to Birkenhead. At the 2001 Census, the population was 15,731 , although as a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, encompassing a larger area, it was recorded as 16,200.-History:Upton was...
- Upton, NorfolkUpton, NorfolkUpton is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park.Administratively it comes under the civil parish of Upton with Fishley which in turn comes under the district of Broadland. It is north of Acle, halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth.St. Margaret's Church...
- Upton, NorthamptonshireUpton, NorthamptonshireUpton is a civil parish north-east of Kislingbury and south-west of Dallington, in Northamptonshire, England about west of Northampton town centre along the A45 road. Formerly a scattered hamlet, it is now part of the town...
- Upton, BassetlawUpton, BassetlawUpton, Nottinghamshire, DN22, United Kingdom is a location north of Askham and south of Headon.-Sources:...
, in Nottinghamshire - Upton, Newark and SherwoodUpton, Newark and SherwoodUpton is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, located east of Southwell, west of Newark and south of Hockerton; it lies on the A612 Nottingham-Newark road. The village sits on a bend in the main road, "on the summit of a hill which commands a fine view of the Trent Valley......
, in Nottinghamshire - Upton, Vale of White Horse, in Oxfordshire
- Upton, West OxfordshireUpton, West OxfordshireUpton is a hamlet on the River Windrush about west of Burford in Oxfordshire, England.Until 1954 Upton was part of the civil parish of Upton and Signet, which was absorbed into Burford to create the civil parish of Burford and Upton and Signet. The parish had a population of 437 in the 1951...
- Upton, SomersetUpton, SomersetUpton is a village and civil parish north of Skilgate in Somerset, England. It is situated on a hill above the eastern end of Wimbleball Lake.-History:The parish of Upton was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred....
- Upton, WarwickshireUpton, WarwickshireUpton is a village in south-west Warwickshire, England. It is just off the A46, between Alcester and Stratford-upon-Avon, about a mile east of Alcester....
- Upton, West YorkshireUpton, West YorkshireUpton is a village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 3,541.It is situated south of Badsworth and north of North Elmsall and is part of the SESKU area...
- Hawkesbury UptonHawkesbury UptonHawkesbury Upton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, east of the much smaller Hawkesbury. It lies north of Horton, east of Dunkirk and south of Alderley and Hillesley. The "Somerset Monument" is on the Cotswold Edge nearby....
, in Gloucestershire - Upton by Chester, in Cheshire
- Upton CheyneyUpton CheyneyUpton Cheyney is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, near to Bitton, Bristol....
, in Gloucestershire - Upton FenUpton FenUpton Fen lies within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England.It is a nature reserve in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Notable species found on the reserve include:Bittern,Hobby,Norfolk Hawker,Swallowtail...
, in Norfolk - Upton GreyUpton GreyUpton Grey is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.-Roman times:The village is on the line of an ancient Roman road, the Chichester to Silchester Way.-Norman times:...
, in Hampshire - Upton HellionsUpton HellionsUpton Hellions is a village in Devon, England, located north of Long Barn and south of East Village, and near to Crediton....
, in Devon - Upton House, Warwickshire
- Upton LovellUpton LovellUpton Lovell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is situated on the A36, near Warminster, and by the River Wylye.-History:Upton Lovell is an ancient settlement, with a medieval Church of England parish church dedicated Saint Peter...
, in Wiltshire - Upton MagnaUpton MagnaUpton Magna is a village in Shropshire, England.Magna is latin meaning "great". Therefore the translation of Upton Magna is "Great Upton".Nearby are the villages of Uffington, Rodington, Withington and the wooded Haughmond Hill....
, in Shropshire - Upton NobleUpton NobleUpton Noble is a village and civil parish on the River Frome. It is roughly north-east of Bruton, and from Frome town centre, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England....
, in Somerset - Upton PyneUpton PyneUpton Pyne is a parish and village in Devon, England. The parish lies just north west of Exeter, mainly between the River Exe and River Creedy. The village is located north of Cowley and west of Brampford Speke and Stoke Canon.-History:...
, in Devon - Upton ScudamoreUpton ScudamoreUpton Scudamore is a village in Wiltshire, England, located about a mile north of the town of Warminster.In earlier centuries, it was often spelt Upton Skidmore. It appears on John Sexton's map of Wiltshire as simply Upton....
, in Wiltshire - Upton-upon-SevernUpton-upon-SevernUpton-upon-Severn is a small town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England, on the River Severn. According to the national census 2001 it had a population of 2,859. Located from Malvern, the bridge at Upton is the only one across the river Severn between Worcester...
, in Worcestershire
In Ireland
- Upton, Cork
In the United States of America
- Upton, former name of Union, Napa County, CaliforniaUnion, Napa County, CaliforniaUnion was an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lay at an elevation of 79 feet . Union was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, northwest of Napa....
- Upton, Indiana
- Upton, KentuckyUpton, KentuckyUpton is a city in Hardin and LaRue counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 654 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Upton is located at ....
- Upton, MaineUpton, MaineUpton is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 62 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:...
- Upton, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood
- Upton (Baltimore, Maryland)Upton (Baltimore, Maryland)Upton, also known as the David Stewart Residence or Dammann Mansion, is a historic home located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a large brick Greek Revival mansion constructed about 1838 as the country residence of David Stewart , a prominent Baltimore attorney and politician...
, a historic house - Upton, MassachusettsUpton, MassachusettsUpton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,542 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Upton-West Upton, please see the article Upton-West Upton, Massachusetts....
- Upton, New YorkUpton, New YorkUpton, New York is a hamlet on Long Island in the town of Brookhaven. It is the home of Brookhaven National Laboratory, and a National Weather Service station.Upton is located in Suffolk County, New York in the USA....
, home of Brookhaven National Laboratory - Upton County, TexasUpton County, TexasUpton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,404. Its county seat is Rankin. The county is named for two brothers: John C. and William F. Upton, both Colonels in the Confederate army....
- Upton, WyomingUpton, WyomingUpton is a town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. The slogan for the town is "The best town on earth".-Geography:Upton is located at ....
In Wales
- Upton, Pembrokeshire
See also
- Upton (name)
- Upton House (disambiguation)
- Upton Park (disambiguation)