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Upton Hall |
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Upton
Upton shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 590 |
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| OS grid reference | SP719601 |
| - London | 68 miles (109 km) |
| District | Northampton |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN5 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Northampton South |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Upton is a civil parish north-east of Kislingbury and south-west of Dallington, in Northamptonshire, England about 3.5 miles (6 km) west of Northampton town centre along the A45 road. Formerly a scattered hamlet, it is now part of the town. The area west of Northampton is now a major area of expansion of the town and named Upton after the parish.
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The 2001 census, shows the parish's population was 590 people.[1]
It is currently part of the West Hunsbury Ward of Northampton Borough Council and Northamptonshire County Council but will be in the two-member Upton ward from the 2011 local elections[2].
James Harington, the author of The Commonwealth of Oceana, which found little favour with Oliver Cromwell, was born in Upton Hall in 1611. He wrote the book in the nearby village of Milton Malsor. Harington's mother was Jane Samwell (or Samuell) of Upton, daughter of Sir William Samwell. The Samwells bought the hall in 1600 from the Knightley family of Fawsley[3] who had owned the hall since 1419. Most of the hall's appearance today is due to the Samwells. However, a late medieval roof remains above the hall ceiling. The front of the hall is 17th century. Sir Thomas Samwell's initials are on a rainwater head dated 1748. The Hall is a Grade I listed building. There are interesting family pictures and fine plasterwork dating from 1737. Also notable is the carved roof with late medieval tombers and the ballroom. The building is not open to the public except occasionally when Northampton Borough Council organise a heritage open day, usually a weekend in September.
Quinton House School, an independent school for 2-18 year olds, now occupies Upton Hall buildings[4].
The church is adjacent to the school and alongside the busy A45 road and is Norman, and Norman windows survive[3]. The tower is 14th century. There is a monument to Sir Richard Knightley (d.1537) and a memorial tablet to Thomas Samwell Watson Samwell (d.1835).
West of the church are the remains of a 6th or 7th century Saxon timber building, excavated in 1965.
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