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Upton

/ˈʌptən/

Upton proper noun: a hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).

Proper noun

Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)

  1. A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).
  2. A hamlet in Hurstbourne Tarrant parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3655).
  3. A settlement in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3717).
  4. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2688).
  5. A village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912).
  6. A village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).
  7. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).
  8. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU5186)
  9. A hamlet in Burford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2412).
  10. A village and civil parish (served by Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4713).
  11. A locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204).
  12. A village between Cork and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.
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  1. A municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
  3. A minor city in Hardin County and LaRue County, Kentucky.
  4. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  5. A neighbourhood in western Baltimore, Maryland.
  6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  7. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
  8. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
  9. A town in Weston County, Wyoming.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English.
  11. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Upton

pluralUptons

Origin of Upton

From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Upton

Phrases with Upton

Questions about Upton

What does Upton mean?
Upton means a hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).
What part of speech is Upton?
Upton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Upton?
Upton is pronounced /ˈʌptən/.

Words near Upton in the dictionary

  1. uptitrating
  2. uptitration
  3. uptitrations
  4. upto
  5. uptodate
  6. Upton
  7. Upton County
  8. Upton Hill
  9. Upton Magna
  10. Upton Park
  11. Upton Pyne

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