Upton, Cheshire
Historical Description
Upton, a township and formerly an ecclesiastical parish in St Mary-on-the-Hill parish, Cheshire, 2 miles N of Chester. There is a post and telegraph office called Upton Heath, under Chester; money order office, Chester. Acreage of the township, 1154; population, 1313. There is a parish council of twelve members. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1883, and includes the townships of Morton and Little Nullington. Population, 1415. The county lunatic asylum was built in 1829, and has a capacity for over 600 patients. There are extensive nurseries. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; net value, £170. Patron, the Duke of Westminster. The church was built in 1854. There is a Congregational chapel.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Cheshire | |
Hundred | Broxton | |
Poor Law union | Great Boughton |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Upton from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 is available on the Heraldry page.