English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Upton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Slough

Historical Forms

  • Opetone 1086 DB
  • Upton c.1218 WellsL

Etymology

Self-explanatory. 'Upper' not in relation to Slough but to the low-lying land to the south.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement