Upton by Chester
Coordinates: 53°12′50″N 2°53′02″W / 53.214°N 2.884°W
| Upton by Chester | |
 Upton by Chester
Upton by Chester shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 7,800 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ405665 |
| Civil parish | Upton by Chester |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH2, CH3 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | City of Chester |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Upton by Chester is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It includes the villages of Upton and Upton Heath. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 7,800.[1]
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[edit] History
Formerly a township in Broxton Hundred, it included the hamlet of Upton Heath. The population was 173 in 1801, 555 in 1851, 1,769 in 1901 and 6,343 in 1951.[2]
[edit] Community
The area has four primary schools - Upton Heath (formerly Upton Manor), Westlea, Acresfield and Mill View - and a secondary school, Upton High. There is also a library which is set next to playing fields, bowling greens and a children's park.
The nearest railway station is on the Wirral Line at Bache.
There are several rows of shops including Bache, Upton-Heath, Weston Grove, and at least four pubs including the Bache, the Frog, the Game Keeper and the Wheatsheaf Inn. It also has a Royal British Legion Club. Upton also plays host to a golf course and four churches; one Baptist, one United Reformed Church, one Catholic (St Columba's), and the Anglican Church of the Holy Ascension.
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 Census: Upton-by-Chester (Parish), Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792518&c=upton&d=16&e=15&g=427725&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1208299149218&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779, retrieved 15 April 2008
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Upton by Chester, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/uptonbychester.html, retrieved 15 April 2008
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