Uppington

Uppington
Uppington Village Hall
Uppington is located in Shropshire
Uppington
Uppington
Location within Shropshire
Population86 (1961 Census Data)
OS grid referenceSJ599095
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF6
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°40′55″N 2°35′35″W / 52.682°N 2.593°W / 52.682; -2.593

Uppington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is situated 7.5 miles East from Shrewsbury and 4 miles South-East from Wellington. It is located within the Diocese of Lichfield, within the Rural Deanery of Wrockwardine. Uppington covers a total area of around 706 acres,[1] much of this being open fields, used for arable and pastoral farming, as well as a small amount of local woodland. In 1961 the parish had a population of 86.[2] On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Wroxeter to form "Uppington & Wroxeter".[3]

  1. ^ "Uppington". melocki.org. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Uppington AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Shrewsbury Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 June 2023.