Upton, south Test Valley

For the hamlet in north Hampshire, see Upton, north Test Valley.

Upton
Upton is located in Hampshire
Upton
Upton
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU372169
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSouthampton
Postcode districtSO16
Dialling code023
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50°57′00″N 1°28′08″W / 50.950°N 1.469°W / 50.950; -1.469

Upton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Nursling and Rownhams, in the Test Valley district, in Hampshire, England, located approximately 1 mile north of Nursling.

It lies beside the main Romsey Road (A3057) leading north from Shirley as it rises over Horns Hill.[1] In the 19th century, the hamlet consisted of one or two cottages and a smithy, as well as country house known as Upton House.[1] The housing development of Upton Crescent was built in the 1930s on the site of the former Upton House.[2] The hamlet is near the starting point of the M271 motorway.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Nursling, Victoria County History, 1908
  2. ^ History of Road Names, Nursling and Rownhams Parish Council
  3. ^ M271, Motorway Database, cbrd.co.uk