Upton
Upton was a hamlet in the southwest of today's Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley, in the historic county of Kent. Originally, it was on fertile, south- and west-facing slopes, below the main heathland/pasture of the parish of Bexley.- Type: Quarter
- Description: area of Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley
- Also known as: “Upton, Bexley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Red House and Royal Oak.
Red House
Museum
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Red House is a significant Arts and Crafts building located in Bexleyheath, south-east London, England. Co-designed in 1859 by the architect Philip Webb and the designer William Morris, it was created to serve as a family home for Morris.
Royal Oak
Pub
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Oak is a pub in Mount Road, Bexleyheath, Greater London. It is a Grade II listed building, built in the early 19th century.
Danson Park
Park
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danson Park is a public park in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London, located between Welling and Bexleyheath. At 75 hectares, it is the second largest public park in the borough, and the most used by the community.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blendon and Crook Log.
Blendon
Suburb
Blendon is an area of South East London within the London Borough of Bexley, located between Bexleyheath and Sidcup.
Crook Log
Quarter
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crook Log is a locality around Watling Street within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies at the western edge of Bexleyheath along the boundary with Welling.
Welling
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welling is a town in South East London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley, 1.5 miles west of Bexleyheath, 4 miles southeast of Woolwich and 10.5 miles of Charing Cross. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.
Upton
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45246° or 51° 27′ 9″ northLongitude
0.12757° or 0° 7′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9F32F42H+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5070151361OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q146837
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Upton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Upton”
- French: “Upton”
- Irish: “Upton, Bexley”
- Irish: “Upton”
- Urdu: “اپٹن، بیکزلی”
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