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UPTON. 718 UPTON GRAY. North-Western railway and the river Nene. There are some traces of a castle built by Simon de St. Liz. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of St. Peter, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. Upton Hall, the seat of the Tramwells since the reign of Henry VII., contains a hall painted by Artan, and several eminent portraits. Captain L. S. Vernon is lord of the manor. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Headon, wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 3 miles N. of Tuxford. It was formerly a separate parish. UPTON, a par. in the lib. of Southwell, wap. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 2J miles N.E. of South- well, its post town, and 5J W. of Newark. The village is situated near the high road from Southwell to Newark. There are brick and tile kilns, corn mills, and starch works. The Southwell union poorhouse is situated in this parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 91, in the patron, of the Chapter of Southwell. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The parochial charities produce about 72 per annum, of which 5 go to the free school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The principal residence is Upton Hall. UPTON, a par. in the hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 7 miles W. of Wiveliscombe, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Dulverton. The village is situate on the Watchet and Minehead road, and on the river Haddow, a tribu- tary of the Exe. The soil is clayey, with a subsoil of shellet rock and clay. There are stone quarries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 50. The church is dedicated to St. James. There are an infant school and a chapel for the Bible Chris- tians. The Earl of Carnarvon is lord of the manor. UPTON, a par. in the middle div. of Dudstone hund., co. Gloucester, 3 miles S.E. of Gloucester, its post town, aad 8 from Cheltenham. The village is situated on the road between Gloucester and Painswick. At a little distance from the village, on Painswick Beacon, is a Roman camp. The soil is chiefly a strong clay, but in some parts it is sand, stone brash, or gravel. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 176, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, was restored in 1850, when the chancel was rebuilt. It contains a stone font and a monument to Sir T. Snell, bearing date 1764. The parochial charities produce about 18 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, partly en- dowed by the late Dowager Viscountess Downe. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Bowden Hall, St. Bridge House, St. Leonard's Court, and Prinknash Park are the principal residences. This last was formerly the seat of the abbots of Gloucester, one of whom, Abbot Parker, here entertained Henry VIII. The chapel has been restored by James Acker, Esq. UPTON, a chplry. in the par. of Castor, lib. of Peter- borough, co. Northampton, 6 miles from Peterborough, its post town, and 2 N.E. from Wansford. The village is situated on the river Nene, which frequently inundates the adjoining meadows. There are stone quarries. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioo. of Peterborough, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has been recently restored at the ex- pense of the Bishop of Peterborough. UPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Hawkesbury, upper div. of Grumbald's-Ash hund., co. Gloucester, 8 miles S.W. of Tetbury. UPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Little Hereford, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 3 miles S.W. of Ten- bury. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Bexley, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 2 miles S.W. of Dartford. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Worth, hund. of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Peter, hund. of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, near Ramsgate. UPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Sibson, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.E. of Atherstone railway station, and 3J S.W. of Market-Bosworth. There are remains of an ancient chapel. Colonel Wol- laston and the Earl of Stamford and Warrington are lords of the manor. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Headon, wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, half a mile S. of Headon, and 3 miles N.E. of Tuxford. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Nash, hund. of Nar- berth, co. Pembroke, 3 miles N.E. of Pembroke, its post iown, and 8 from Tenby, on a creek of Milford Haven. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Skipsea, N. div. of Holderness wap., East Riding co. York, 9 miles S.E. of Great Driffield. It is joined with Dringhoe. UPTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Badsworth, upper div. of Osgoldcross wap., West Riding co. York, 6 J miles S.E. of Pontefract, and 1J mile from Badsworth. Many of tho inhabitants of the village are employed in the lime-works. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Dinton, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.W. of Aylesbury. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of South-Milton, co. Devon, 2 miles S.W. of Kingsbridge. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Osmington, co. Dorset, 5 miles S.E. of Dorchester. UPTON, a vil. in the par. of West Ham, co. Essex, 6 miles N.E. of St. Paul's. UPTON, a tythg. in the par. of Tetbury, co. Glou- cester, 1 mile N.W. of Tetbury. UPTON, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Widness, co. Lan- caster, i miles S.W. of Prescott, near the Runcorn railway. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Long Sutton, co. Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Somerton. UPTON, a vil. in the par. of Haselor, co. Warwick, 2 miles N.E. of Alcester. UPTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Ratley, co. Warwick, 4 miles S.E. of Kington. It is a meet for the Warwick- shire hounds. UPTON, a tythg. in the par. of East Knoyle, co. Wilts, 2 miles S.W. of Hindon. UPTON BISHOP, a par. in the hund. of Greytree, co. Hereford, 4 miles N.E. of Ross, its post town, and 6J W. of Newent. The village is situated on the Upper Road from Gloucester to Hereford. The soil consists of red loam, with a subsoil of clay and rock. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 500, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church is dedi- cated to St. John the Baptist. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, 5 of which go to a school. There are a National school and a free school. The Manor House is the principal residence. Mrs. Scudatnore is lady of the manor. UPTON CRESSETT, a par. in the Chelmarsh div. of Stottesdeu hund., co. Salop, 4J miles S.W. of Bridg- north, its post town. It is situated on the Ditton Priors and Bridgnorth turnpike road. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 125. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, contains a brass to the Cressatt family, date 1640. The Hall, which was surrounded by a moat, was erected in 1580, and was the seat of the Cressetts. The Rev. H. T. Pelham is lord of the manor and owner of the soil. UPTON-CUM-CHALVEY, a par. in the hund. of Stoke, co. Bucks, 2 miles N.E. from Windsor, and 1 mile from Slough station, on the Great Western railway. It is a populous parish, including the chplry. of Chalvey, and the greater part of the market town of Slough. The Eton union poorhouse is in this parish. The living is a vie. * with the cur. of Chalvey annexed, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 220, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, an ancient structure, has a circular font on three arches, a monument to Herschel, the astronomer, and three brasses bearing date from 1599. The paro- chial charities produce about 34 per annum. UPTON GRAY, a par. in the hund. of Bermondspit, Basingstoke div. of co. Hants, 3 miles S.W. of Odiham, its post town. The par. includes the tythg. of Hod- dington. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. .404, in the patron, of Queen's Col- lege, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 26 per annum.