Upton, south Test Valley
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For the hamlet in north Hampshire, see Upton, north Test Valley.
Upton is a hamlet in Hampshire, England, located approximately 1 mile north of Nursling.
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Upton | |
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Romsey Road, Upton | |
Location within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU372169 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Southampton |
Postcode district | SO16 |
Dialling code | 023 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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50.950°N 1.469°W / 50.950; -1.469 |
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It lies beside the main Romsey Road (A3057) leading north from Shirley as it rises over Horns Hill.[1] In the 19th century the hamlet consisted of one or two cottages and a smithy, as well as country house known as Upton House.[1] The housing development of Upton Crescent was built in the 1930s on the site of the former Upton House.[2] The hamlet is near the starting point of the M271 motorway.[3]