Upton, south Test Valley

For the hamlet in north Hampshire, see Upton, north Test Valley.

Upton
Upton Location within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU372169
Civil parish	Nursling and Rownhams
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Southampton
Postcode district	SO16
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Romsey and Southampton North
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°57′00″N1°28′08″W / 50.950°N 1.469°W / 50.950; -1.469

Upton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Nursling and Rownhams, in the Test Valley district, in Hampshire, England, located approximately 1 mile north of Nursling.

It lies beside the main Romsey Road (A3057) leading north from Shirley as it rises over Horns Hill. ^[1] In the 19th century, the hamlet consisted of one or two cottages and a smithy, as well as country house known as Upton House. ^[1] The housing development of Upton Crescent was built in the 1930s on the site of the former Upton House. ^[2] The hamlet is near the starting point of the M271 motorway. ^[3]

References

1. Nursling, Victoria County History, 1908
2. History of Road Names, Nursling and Rownhams Parish Council
3. M271, Motorway Database, cbrd.co.uk