Upton, Cambridgeshire

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Not to be confused with Upton in the parish of , in Huntingdonshire district.

Upton
Upton Church near Peterborough - geograph.org.uk - 116234.jpg
St John the Baptist, Upton
Upton is located in Cambridgeshire
Upton
Upton
Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid referenceTF 107 005
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPeterborough
Postcode districtPE6
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52°35′28″N 0°22′02″W / 52.5912°N 0.3672°W / 52.5912; -0.3672Coordinates: 52°35′28″N 0°22′02″W / 52.5912°N 0.3672°W / 52.5912; -0.3672

Upton is a village and civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] For electoral purposes it forms part of Glinton and Wittering ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency.[2] The population of the parish is included in the civil parish of Sutton.

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a 12th-century Norman church with a north aisle rebuilt in 17th century. It was a chapel-of-ease and was built as a daughter church to St Kyneburgha's at Castor. The church is a Grade I listed building.[3] It is set in the fields to the east of the village, 100 yards from the Roman King Street.

References[]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1127440)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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