Uplees
Uplees is a remote hamlet north of Faversham, Kent in southeast England. It was a key part of the Faversham explosives industry during World War I, with the Cotton Powder Company importing raw materials via the deepwater channel of the Swale, and the associated Explosives Loading Company exporting completed bombs and shells.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Uplees, Kent”
- Description: village in Kent, England, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Oare Marshes and Three Mariners Inn.
Oare Marshes
Oare Marshes is a 71.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Faversham in Kent, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harty and Davington.
Mockbeggar
Locality
Mockbeggar is a hamlet lying north of the A2 road to the east of Teynham in Swale in Kent, England.
2 miles southwest of Uplees
Uplees
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Latitude
51.34328° or 51° 20′ 36″ north
Longitude
0.87043° or 0° 52′ 14″ east
Open location code
9F328VVC+85
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Uplees” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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