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 Haselor

Historical Forms

Optone 1086 DB

Upton 1232 Ass

Opton juxta Haseloure 1315 Ass

Etymology

Upton is Optone 1086 DB, Upton 1232Ass et freq , Opton juxta Haseloure 1315Ass . 'Higher farm,' v. uppe , tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Haselor