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Upton

UPTON, a township, in the parish of Badsworth, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 6ΒΌ miles (S. by E.) from Pontefract; containing 235 inhabitants. It comprises about 1000 acres; the soil is various, and the substratum abounds with limestone, much of which is burnt into lime. The surface is boldly undulated, and on Beacon Hill is a small tower commanding a fine view of York Minster, the wolds of Lincolnshire, and the Derbyshire hills.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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