Uppington, Shropshire Family History Guide

Uppington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Shropshire.

Parish church: Holy Trinity

Parish registers begin: 1650

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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

UPPINGTON, a parish in Atcham district, Salop; 1¾ mile S of Walcott r. station, and 4 WSW of Wellington. It has a post-office under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 755. Real property, £1,046. Pop., 95. Houses, 15. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £70. Patron, the Duke of Cleveland. The church is tolerable.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Uppington, a parish in the Wellington division of the hund, of Bradford-South, union of Atcham, Salop; 7 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury. Living, a perpetual curacy in the dio. of Lichfield, not in charge; returned at £69. Tithes commuted in 1839; aggregate amount £38. Patron, the Duke of Cleveland. There are two daily schools in this parish. Acres 1,680. Houses 23. A. P. £1,211. Pop., in 1801, 107; in 1831, 117. Poor rates, in 1838, £49 15s.

Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

UPPINGTON (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Atcham, Wellington division of the hundred of South Bradford, N. division of Salop, 4 miles (W. S. W.) from Wellington; containing 96 inhabitants, and comprising 747a. 2r. 20p. The living is a donative; net income, £70; patron and impropriator, the Duke of Cleveland. The great tithes have been commuted for £140, and those of the incumbent for £40.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848