Upwey

Upwey is a suburb of in south , 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Upway” and “Upwey, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Royal Standard Public House and Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit.

Pub
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
The at Ridgeway Hill near , was a of 54 skeletons, including 51 skulls, of men executed some time between AD 970 and 1025.

Church
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St Laurence's Church is a parish church in Upwey, , . Much of the existing church dates to the late 15th century, with some earlier fabric and later additions of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broadwey and Littlemoor.

Suburb
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a former village in the northern suburbs of , , England. It lies on the B3159 road. In 2001, and Upwey ward had a population of 4,349. serves the suburb, as did Methodist Church until 2021.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in , England. is about 2 miles to the north of the town centre. The nearest railway station is Upwey 0.5 miles to the west.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of , England. Its nearest town is , which lies approximately 2.6 miles to the south-east.

Upwey

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
node 1747166075
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635077
Wiki­data ID
Q9091871
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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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