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Upton-upon-Severn (or Upton on Severn, etc. and locally simply Upton) is a town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. Lying on the A4104 (formerly A440), the 2021 census recorded a population of 2,903 for the town.
The section of line from Malvern to Upton-upon-Severn was closed in December 1952. The remainder closed to passengers on 14 August 1961. The remainder closed to passengers on 14 August 1961. Freight continued to operate to Upton until July 1963, then as far as Tewkesbury until December 1964.
Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District and council ward of the county of Worcestershire, England and lies about 5 km (3 miles) south of Upton-on-Severn. It is jointly administered with two other parishes by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council. [1]
Ripple is mentioned in passing in the Domesday Book of 1086, under the entry of Upton upon Severn, as being "also held by the Bishop of Worcester". [2] During the English Civil War Ripple was the site of a Royalist victory, the Battle of Ripple Field, on 13 April 1643. After an initial Parliamentarian attack by cavalry which was repulsed, the ...
The Battle of Upton was fought on 28 August 1651 when a New Model Army detachment under the command of Colonel John Lambert made a surprise attack on Royalists defending the river Severn crossing at Upton-upon-Severn, 6 miles (9.7 km) below Worcester.
Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire England: Platforms: 2: Other information; Status: Disused: History; Original company: Midland Railway: Post-grouping: London, Midland and Scottish Railway: Key dates; 16 May 1864: Station opens as Upton: April 1889: Renamed Upton on Severn: 14 August 1961: Station closed for passengers [1] July 1963: closed for goods
Ryall is a village in the south of Worcestershire, England, on the east bank of the River Severn, near Upton-upon-Severn on the opposite bank.. The village is located on the A38 road that runs roughly parallel to the River Severn, on its Tewkesbury to Kempsey stretch, and on the A4104, which crosses the Severn at Upton.
Upton-upon-Severn Memorial Hall, formerly known as Upton-upon-Severn Town Hall, is a municipal building in Old Street in Upton-upon-Severn, a town in Worcestershire in England. The building, which serves as the offices and meeting place of Upton-upon-Severn Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.