Upton, Huntingdonshire

Upton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Upton and Coppingford, in the Huntingdonshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is near Coppingford north west of Huntingdon. In 1931 the parish had a population of 109.^[1] Upton has a church called St Margaret's Church which is grade II* listed.^[2]

Village sign

Upton
Upton church
Upton Location within Cambridgeshire
Civil parish	Upton and Coppingford
District	Huntingdonshire
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52.3918°N 0.2762°W / 52.3918; -0.2762

History

The name "Upton" means 'Upper farm/settlement'.^[3] Upton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Opetune.^[4] Upton was "Opetune" in the 11th century, "Vptone" in the 12th century and "Opton" in the 13th century.^[5] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Coppingford to form "Upton and Coppingford".^[6] Upton was in the historic and administrative county of Huntingdonshire until 1 April 1965, it then became part of the new administrative county of Huntingdon and Peterborough, on 1 April 1974 it became a part of the county of Cambridgeshire.