Upton, south Test Valley explained

Country:England
Coordinates:50.95°N -1.469°W
Official Name:Upton
Static Image Name:Romsey Road - geograph.org.uk - 1143967.jpg
Static Image Caption:Romsey Road, Upton
Civil Parish:Nursling and Rownhams
Shire District:Test Valley
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Romsey and Southampton North
Post Town:Southampton
Postcode District:SO16
Postcode Area:SO
Dial Code:023
Os Grid Reference:SU372169

Upton is a hamlet 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42022 Nursling
  2. http://www.nandr.org.uk/road_names.htm History of Road Names
  3. http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m271 M271