In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upton like this:
UPTON, a chapelry in Castor parish, Northampton; 2½ miles NE of Wansford r. station. Post town, Peterborough. Acres, 1,680. Real property, £1,220. Pop., 100. Houses, 23. Nearly all the property belongs to the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £239. Patron, the Bishop of P. The church was renovated in 1863.
Upton through time
Upton is now part of Peterborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Peterborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upton, in Peterborough and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8253
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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