Upton,_Norfolk,_England

Upton, Norfolk

Upton, Norfolk

Human settlement in England

Upton is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within the Broads national park.

Quick Facts Population, Civil parish ...

The villages name means 'higher farm/settlement'.[1]

Administratively it comes under the civil parish of Upton with Fishley which in turn comes under the district of Broadland. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of Acle, halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

St. Margaret's Church[2] is built in the Perpendicular style.

Upton Dyke, leading to the Bure, is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long. At the end of the dyke, there is a rare post mill, Palmers Hollow Post Mill. Upton Boat Dyke Marshes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Upton Broads and Marshes is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Panoramic view of the River Bure and marshes at the mouth of the Upton Dyke

Upton Fen, a nature reserve in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, is nearby, also Upton Broad.

References

  1. [1]
    "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    Friends of Upton Church

Media related to Upton, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons



Stub icon

This Norfolk location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Upton,_Norfolk,_England, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.