Upton, Cambridgeshire

Upton

St John the Baptist, Upton
Upton
 Upton shown within Cambridgeshire
OS grid referenceTF10000
Unitary authorityPeterborough
Ceremonial countyCambridgeshire
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Peterborough
Postcode district PE6
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°35′28″N 0°22′12″W / 52.591°N 0.370°W / 52.591; -0.370

Upton is a civil parish in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] For electoral purposes it forms part of Glinton and Wittering ward in North West Cambridgeshire constituency.[2] The population of the parish is included in the civil parish of Sutton.

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist is a 12th-century Norman church with a north aisle rebuilt in 17th century. It was a chapel-of-ease and was built as a daughter church to St Kyneburgha's at Castor. The church is a Grade I listed building.[3] It is set in the fields to the east of the village, 100 yards from the Roman King Street.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 142 Peterborough (Market Deeping & Chatteris) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229248.
  2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1127440)". National Heritage List for England.

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