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 House

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wolverley

Historical Forms

  • Uptun 1240 WoP
  • Upton 1275 SR 1649 Surv

Etymology

Self-explanatory, the house lying on high ground above the Stour valley.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement