Upton, Bexley Explained

Country:England
Map Type:Greater London
Coordinates:51.452°N 0.1272°W,
Region:London
Official Name:Upton
London Borough:Bexley
Constituency Westminster:Bexleyheath and Crayford
Post Town:BEXLEYHEATH
Postcode Area:DA
Postcode District:DA6
Dial Code:020
Os Grid Reference:TQ479747

Upton was a hamlet in the southwest of today's Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley, in the historic county of Kent. [1]

Originally, it was on fertile, south- and west-facing slopes, below the main heathland/pasture of the parish of Bexley. As the town known as Bexleyheath arose during the late 19th century and in early half of the next century, Upton became absorbed into it.

In 1860, Red House, the elegant brick and tile home designed by Philip Webb for William Morris, was built on the heath in Upton.[2] Red House is now preserved by the National Trust.

From 1887 to 1978, it was heavily associated with a hospital on Upton Road. The building was still there in 2019.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Edward Hasted. "Parishes: Bexley," in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2, (Canterbury: W. Bristow, 1797), 162-183. British History Online, accessed March 9, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol2/pp162-183.
  2. Web site: Charles Harvey . Jon Press . Art, Enterprise and Ethics: Essays on the Life and Work of William Morris . 31 March 2019 . 2.
  3. Web site: Bexley & Welling Hospital . LOST HOSPITALS OF LONDON . 1 April 2019.