Upwey
Upwey is a suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. The suburb is situated on the B3159 road in the Wey valley. The area was formerly a village until it was absorbed into the Weymouth built-up area.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Upway” and “Upwey, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights: The Royal Standard Public House and St Laurence’s Church, Upwey.
St Laurence’s Church, Upwey
Church
St Laurence's Church is a Church of England parish church in Upwey, Dorset, England.
Upwey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadwey and Littlemoor.
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Village
Upwey
- Category: locality
- Location: Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66262° or 50° 39′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.46943° or 2° 28′ 10″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C2VMG7J+26
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Upwey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Upwey (Dorset)”
- Basque: “Upwey”
- Dutch: “Upwey, Dorset”
- French: “Upwey”
- Irish: “Upwey”
- Polish: “Upwey (Dorset)”
- Polish: “Upwey”
- Spanish: “Upwey (Dorset)”
- Spanish: “Upwey”
- Swedish: “Upwey, England”
- Swedish: “Upwey”
- Welsh: “Upwey, Dorset”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: The Willows and Gould’s Bottom.
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Highlights: Bayard Hill and Westbrook House.
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