Upton, Peterborough

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Upton
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St John the Baptist, Upton
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Upton
Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference TF 107 005
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Peterborough
Postcode district PE6
Police Cambridgeshire
Fire Cambridgeshire
Ambulance East of England
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UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°35′28″N0°22′02″W / 52.5912°N 0.3672°W / 52.5912; -0.3672

Upton is a village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of 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 . Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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