Upton-by-Chester
Sign in to saveUpton-by-Chester is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the village Upton Heath.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Upton-by-Chester
- UK place.static_image_name
- Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester (2).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester
- UK place.population
- 7,956
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Upton-by-Chester
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cheshire West and Chester
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cheshire
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chester North and Neston
- UK place.post_town
- CHESTER
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Population
- +7956
- Shares border with
- Mollington
- Image
- Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester (2).jpg
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Upton-by-Chester is a civil parish and a large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the village Upton Heath.
==History== The name Upton is from the Old English upp, meaning up, higher or upon, and tūn, meaning a farmstead or settlement.