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Rh UPTON HELIONS. 71 d TJPWELL. There is a National school for both sexes. Hoddington House is the principal residence. 0. Beaufoy, Esq., is lord of the manor. UPTON HELIONS, a par. in the hund. of West Budleigh, co. Devon, 3 miles from Crediton, its post town, and 9 from Exeter. The village is situated on the river Greedy. The soil consists of red loam and clay, with a subsoil of gravel. The living is a rect.* in the dice, of Exeter, val. 223. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. Mrs. Guerion is lady of the manor. UPTON LOVELL, a par. in the hund. of Heytes- bnry, co. Wilts, 5J miles S.E. of Warminster, and 1J mile S.E. of Heytesbury. The village is situated on the banks of the river Wiley. There is a woollen mill for the manufacture of fine broadcloth, employing a large number of hands of this and the adjoining vil- lages. On Upton-LoveU Down is Knock Castle, a Roman encampment, with Bowls-Barrow near it. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarutn, val. 325, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church has a monument and effigy to the first Lord Lovell. The parochial charities produce about 15 per annum, which go to Crouch's school. UPTON MAGNA, a par. in the Wellington div. of South Bradford hund., co. Salop, 5 miles E. of Shrews- bury, its post town. It has stations on the Shrewsbury section of the Great Western and the Shropshire Union branch of the London and North- Western railways. The village is situated near the Shrewsbury canal and river Severn. Coal and limestone are found and worked. A hill at one end of the parish is occupied by rabbit warren and sheepwalks. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 546. The church, dedicated to St. John or St. Lucia, is an ancient edifice, containing an old pulpit of carved oak, and to the reading-desk is chained Bishop Jewel's " Defence of the Apology," &c. There is also the district church of Withington, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 190. The paro- chial charities produce about 15 per annum. UPTON NOBLE, a par. in the hund. of Bruton, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.E. of Bruton, its post town, and 7 from Frome. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to the rect. of Batcombe, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. There is a chapel for Wesleyans. The parochial chari- ties produce about 8 per annum. UFTON-ON-SEVERN, a par., post and market town in the lower div. of Pershore hund., co. Worcester, 10 miles S. of Worcester, and 5 W. of Defford railway station. It is a station on the Tewkesbury and Mal- vern railway. It is situated on the river Severn, which is here navigable for vessels of 100 tons burden, and is crossed by a bridge erected in 1853 in place of an older one destroyed by a flood in 1 852. It is a polling place for the county elections, and is supposed to occupy the site of the Roman station Upoceasa, mentioned by Ravennas. Petty sessions are held at the police court once a fortnight. A manorial court is held occasionally. In 1651, prior to the battle of Wor- cester, Upton was occupied by Cromwell's troops. The streets are lighted with gas. The principal public buildings are a bank, town-hall, contain- ing market house with assembly-rooms, and union poorhouse. A burial-ground, with chapels, lodge, &c., was opened in 1866, and is managed by a burial board. The Poor-law Union comprises 22 parishes and places. The surrounding country is well cultivated. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 917, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, was rebuilt in 1758. The register dates from 1546. A grant of lands by Edward Hall produces upwards of 100 per annum, and is apportioned in three equal parts, to the repair of the church, the re- pair of the bridge, and to other necessary purposes in the parish. There are a National school for both sexes, and an infant school. Tho Baptists and Roman Catholics have each a chapel. Ham Court is the principal resi- dence. Dr. J. Dee, the astrologer, was rector here for a time, and died in 1608. J. J. Martin, Esq., is lord of the manor. Market day is on Thursday. Fairs are held on Mid-Lent Thursday, Whit Thursday, 10th July, and the Thursday before 2nd October. UPTON PARVA, or UPTON- WATERS, a par. in the Wellington div. of South Bradford hund., co. Salop, 5 miles N. of Wellington, its post town, and the same distance from Admaston railway station. The village is situated on the river Tern, and on the road from Wellington to Whitchurch and Market Drayton. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 204, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is de- dicated to St. Michael. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. The Duke of Sutherland is lord of the manor. UPTON PYNE, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 3J miles N.W. of Exeter, its post town. It is a station on the Great Western railway. The village is situated on the river Exe and the Thorwerton road. There are leather mills, and manganese, ironstone, and basalt are found. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 482. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, contains two memorial windows of Sir J. Northcote and his eldest son, an altar-piece representing the Last Supper, and monument of a crusader. The parochial chari- ties produce about 7 per annum. There are a National school for both sexes and a Sunday-school. The Pynes is the principal residence. Sir J. Northcote is lord of the manor. A fair occurs on a revel in September every year. UPTON SCUDAMORE, a par. in the hund. of War- minster, co. Wilts, 2 miles N. of Warminster, its post town, and 2j S.W. of Westbury railway station. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 456, in the patron, of Queen's College, Oxford. The church, dedi- cated to St. Mary the Virgin, was rebuilt in 1859. The living was once held by T. Owen, the Oriental scholar. The Scudamores, who gave their name to the parish, were its owners from the Conquest to the time of Ed- ward III. There ia a National school. UPTON SNODSBURY, a. par. in the upper div. of Pershore hund., co. Worcester, 6 miles E. of Worcester, its post town, 5 N. of Pershore, and 2J E. of Spetchley railway station. The village is situated on the road from Worcester to Inkberrow. The Worcestershire hounds meet in this parish, which includes the hinlt. of Cawsdon. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 96. The church is dedicated to St. Kenolm. The parochial charities produce about 23 per annum. Lord Coventry is lord of the manor. UPTON-WARREN, a par. in the upper div. of Half- shire hund., co. Worcester, 2J miles S.W. of Bromsgrove, its post town, and 3J N.E. of Droitwich. The village is situated on Upton Brock, near the Birmingham and Gloucester canal and railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 749. The church, dedi- cated to St. Michael, was partly rebuilt in 1793. The parochial charities produce about 29 per annum, of which 11 go to Lacy's school. UPTON WATERS. See UPTON PABVA, co. Salop. UPTON WITH SIGNETT, a hmlt. in the par. of Burford, hund. of Bampton, co. Oxford, 1 mile N.W. of Burford, on the river Windrush, near Upton Downs. UPWAY, a par. in the Dorchester div. of co. Dorset, 4 miles S.W. of Dorchester, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Weymouth. The par. includes the lib. of Wabyhouse and the tythgs. of Elwell and Scottingway. The vil- lage is situated on the Downs near Windbatch Hill, at the foot of which rises a spring, the source of the river Wye. There are quarries of excellent building stone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Sarum, val. 269, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, has a painted E. window, and has been recently repaired. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents have a chapel. H. 0. Good- den, Esq., is lord of the manor. UPWELL, a par. partly in the hund. of Wisbeach, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, and partly in that of Clack- close, co. Norfolk, 6J miles S.E. of Wisbeach, its post