Upton Magna

Upton Magna
Upton Magna junction
Upton Magna is located in Shropshire
Upton Magna
Upton Magna
Location within Shropshire
Population321 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ554125
Civil parish
  • Upton Magna
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShrewsbury
Postcode districtSY4
Dialling code01743
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°42′29″N 2°39′36″W / 52.708°N 2.660°W / 52.708; -2.660

Upton Magna is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. (Magna is Latin, meaning "great". Therefore, the translation of Upton Magna is "Great Upton".) Nearby are the villages of Uffington, Rodington and Withington, as well as the wooded Haughmond Hill. The nearest town to Upton Magna is Shrewsbury, just 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to the west.

Upton Magna is situated on the National Cycle Route 81 between Wellington and Shrewsbury.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Pasrish population 2011". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ National Cycle Route 81- Shrewsbury to Wellington Leaflet