Upper Hill

Upper Hill is a hill in Ham and Stone, Stroud District, England and has an elevation of 194 feet. Upper Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Hystfield, as well as near Bevington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Dr. Jenner’s House.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dr. Jenner's House, formerly known as the Edward Jenner Museum, in Berkeley, England, is housed in a grade II* listed early 18th century building called the Chantry, famous as the home of Edward Jenner FRS, physician, surgeon, and pioneer of smallpox vaccination, and now used as a museum. Dr. Jenner’s House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Upper Hill.

Church of St Oswald

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Oswald is situated 2 miles south of Upper Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berkeley and Newport.

Berkeley

Photo: Robin Poitou, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berkeley is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is perhaps best known as the location of Berkeley Castle, a medieval fortress witness to many of the significant developments in British history, and as the birthplace and home of Edward Jenner, the inventor of inoculation.

Newport

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newport is a village in Alkington parish, Gloucestershire, England. Located along the A38 road roughly halfway between Bristol and Gloucester. It is located about a mile south-east of Berkeley and just north of Woodford. Newport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Upper Hill.

Duckhole

Hamlet

Duckhole is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire in the west of England. Historically it was located in the hundred of Lower Thornbury in the county of Gloucestershire and the name dates back at least as far as 1658, when it appeared in a parliamentary survey. Duckhole is situated 2½ miles southwest of Upper Hill.

Upper Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 194 feet
Category: landform
Location: Ham and Stone, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.66249° or 51° 39′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.49021° or 2° 29′ 25″ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

9C3VMG65+XW

GeoNames ID

12615882

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