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St Paul's Church, Upton Cross

Upton Cross and Upton are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Upton is situated at grid reference SX 279 724 north of Upton Cross 5 miles (8 kilometres) northwest of Callington. They are on the northeast side of Caradon Hill on the B3254 Liskeard to Launceston road. [1] St Paul's Church at Upton Cross is a mission church built in this corner of the parish of Linkinhorne in 1887 to serve the needs of the local mining community.

The area is served by Upton Cross Academy, a primary school and pre-school. The school is part of Kernow Learning, a multi academy trust of schools in Cornwall.

A little further north are the hamlets of Darleyford and North Darley below Notter Tor and a remarkable tree, the Darley Oak. [2] [3]

At Netherton Farm Yarg cheese was produced from 1984 to 2006 by Lynher Dairies. [4] Cornish Blue, a cheese made by the Cornish Cheese Company at Upton Cross, was the winning cheese in the World Food Awards in December 2010. [5]

The Hurlers are a group of three stone circles some distance to the west.

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References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey. One-inch map of Great Britain; 186: Bodmin and Launceston. 1961
  2. ↑ "The Darley Oak". The Woodland Trust. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fifty Great Trees for Fifty Great Years". The Tree Council. May 2002. Archived from the original on 6 January 2003.
  4. ↑ "Our story". Lynher Dairies. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Blue cheese made world champion". BBC News. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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