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Encyclopedia > Upton, Slough
Upton
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: SU945805
Administration
District: Slough
Region: South East England
Nation: England
Other
Ceremonial county: Berkshire
Traditional county: Buckinghamshire
Post office and telephone
Post town: Slough
Postcode: SL
Dialling code: 01753
Politics
UK Parliament:
European Parliament: South East England
England

Upton was a village, and is now a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire. Prior to the 1974 boundary changes, it was formerly in Buckinghamshire. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England, except for civil parishes. ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... The region (also known as government office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and [[Northern Ireland collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ...


It has a 19th century half-timbered building called "The Mere". Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The parish church of St Laurence, Upton was the marriage place (May 7, 1788) and burial place (1822) of Sir William Herschel. St Laurences Church, Upton is the oldest building in the town of Slough, Berkshire, England. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, FRS (Hanover, November 15, 1738 – August 25, 1822 Slough, then in Buckinghamshire now in Berkshire) was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering the planet Uranus, and made many other astronomical discoveries. ...


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Upton, Slough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words)
Once a small village, Upton is now a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire.
Upton, with its Norman Church, was situated at the top of the slope from the river terrace — the various levels in the area having been formed in the Ice-Age.
The parish church of St Laurence, Upton was the marriage place (May 7, 1788) and burial place (1822) of Sir William Herschel (in whose memory there stands a newly-erected stained-glass window depicting Uranus, which he discovered, and other planets), and the burial place of Charles Hatchett who discovered niobium.
Upton, Buckinghamshire at AllExperts (181 words)
Upton is a hamlet in the parish of Dinton, in Buckinghamshire, England.
It is located to the north of the main village, on the junction between the new road from Aylesbury to Thame, and the old road before it was rerouted.
The hamlet is often confused with the village of Upton, Slough, which is now a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire, formerly also in Buckinghamshire.
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