Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Vppeton 1190 P

• Upton(e) 1208 Cur 1262 Ipm 1287 Ass 1584 Comm

• Upton(e) iuxta Button' 1309 FF

• Upton(e) Chaun' 1325 FF 1444 IpmR 1453 FF

• Upton(e) Chaune 1482 IpmR

• Upton(e) Cheyney 1570 FF

• Upton(e) Chenew(e) als. Cheyney 1610 1638 InqM

Etymology

Upton Cheyney, Vppeton 1190 P, Upton (e )1208 Cur, 1262 Ipm, 1287Ass et freq to 1584Comm , Upton (e ) iuxta Button '1309FF , Upton (e ) Chaun '1325FF , 1444 IpmR, 1453FF , Upton (e ) Chaune 1482 IpmR, Upton (e ) Cheyney 1570FF , Upton (e ) Chenew (e )als. Cheyney 1610 ib, 1638 InqM. 'Upper farmstead', v. upp , tūn . The Cheyneys were a Wiltshire family, but a local connexion has not been established; the tithes of Upton, however, belonged to a prebend of Salisbury cathedral (Rudder 297).