| Upton | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Upton | |
 Parish map | |
  Upton Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| Area | 2.32 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Population | 419 (2021) |
| • Density | 181/sq mi (70/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK 736544 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) SE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Dialling code | 01636 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Upton is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Southwell, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Newark and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hockerton; it lies on the A612 Nottingham-Newark road. In 1889, the village was described as sitting on a bend in the main road, "on the summit of a hill which commands a fine view of the Trent Valley.... The church, which is a prominent feature in the landscape, has a substantial Perpendicular tower crowned by eight pinnacles, and having in the centre a lofty master pinnacle which rises above its neighbours, and so adds materially to the effect."[1]
The village had a population of 425 at the 2011 census,[2] falling slightly to 419 at the 2021 census.[3] The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is 13th century, built in the Perpendicular style. The tower of the church was also used as a dovecote.[4] There is also a village hall and a public house (The Cross Keys). It is also the home of the British Horological Institute based at Upton Hall. The Clock House, a tea room, is located next to the Hall. What once was the village shop is now a private house. Upton Mill was a wooden post mill built c. 1814. Still in use in 1905 the body of the mill had gone by 1911, the roundhouse being re-roofed and retained as a store.[5]
- ^ 1889 article by Cornelius Brown
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Upton (Newark and Sherwood) parish (E04007952)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. (1979). The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 361.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ^ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 40. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3