Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Upham

Upham, par. and vil., Hants, 2½ miles NW. of Bishops Waltham, 2883 ac., pop. 656; P.O.; near vil. is Upham House, seat; relics of a Roman villa were found in 1849; Dr Young (1684-1765), the poet, author of Night Thoughts, was a native.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Upham CP/AP       Hampshire AncC
Place: Upham

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