Upton

UPTON, a township, in the parish of St. Mary, Chester, union of Great Boughton, Lower division of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester, 2¼ miles (N.) from Chester; containing 437 inhabitants. It comprises 911 acres, of partly a sand and partly a clay soil. The Chester and Birkenhead railway passes through the township. The tithes have been commuted for £91. 6. payable to an impropriator, £40 to the rector of St. Mary's, and £3. 15. to the Dean and Chapter of Chester. A small school is supported by subscription.