Upton, Hampshire
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Uptonis a hamlet in Hampshire
, located approximately 7 miles north of Andover
. It has a population of approximately 250. The River Swifthttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/tvlcp/vol1_lca12a.html, a winterbourne runs through it and can flood between December and February causing minor problems. Upton is also the home of the Crown Inn which is popular with locals and residents in Andover
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Until 1990 there was a Post Office
but this has closed, although there is still a letter box in the wall of the building. Upton also still boasts an original Gilbert Scott designed telephone box in the middle of the village. Until 1944 there was a small village school but this closed down due to the lack of pupils, and children now travel to Hurstbourne Tarrant
or Vernham Dean village schools.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, located approximately 7 miles north of Andover
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
. It has a population of approximately 250. The River Swifthttp://www.testvalley.gov.uk/tvlcp/vol1_lca12a.html, a winterbourne runs through it and can flood between December and February causing minor problems. Upton is also the home of the Crown Inn which is popular with locals and residents in Andover
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
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Until 1990 there was a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
but this has closed, although there is still a letter box in the wall of the building. Upton also still boasts an original Gilbert Scott designed telephone box in the middle of the village. Until 1944 there was a small village school but this closed down due to the lack of pupils, and children now travel to Hurstbourne Tarrant
Hurstbourne Tarrant
Hurstbourne Tarrant is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies to the north of the county in the Test Valley.The Tarrant part of the name originates from 1226, when the village was given to the Cistercian Tarrant nunnery....
or Vernham Dean village schools.