Upton, Dorset

Upton
Shops at Upton
Upton Upton shown within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY978932
Civil parish	Lytchett Minster and Upton
District	Purbeck
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	POOLE
Postcode district	BH16
Dialling code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Mid Dorset and North Poole
List of places UK England Dorset

Coordinates: 50°44′18″N 2°01′44″W / 50.7384°N 2.0289°W / 50.7384; -2.0289

Upton is a town in south east Dorset, England. It is the second largest town in the district of Purbeck.

Geography

The town is built around a road junction where the Blandford to Hamworthy road crosses the main Poole to Dorchester road. The Poole suburbs of Hamworthy and Turlin Moor adjoin the town to the south, whilst Lytchett Minster is to the west. An area of heathland, Upton Heath, is situated to the north of the town and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Additionally there are Upton Woods, as well as Lytchett Heath and Lytchett Bay, which leads onto Poole Harbour. Although mostly residential, Upton features a small industrial estate with businesses including Southern Print. Close to Upton lies Upton House, a country park and former Upton Estate. In 2000, The Upton Clock Tower was built at the Upton Crossroads to celebrate the new millennium and represent the town pride.

Governance

Upton forms part of the civil parish of Lytchett Minster and Upton, which in turn forms part of the Purbeck local government district of Dorset. It is within the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency of the House of Commons and the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.^[1]

Education

Upton has two state schools, Upton Infant School and Upton Junior School, which are feeder schools for Lytchett Minster School. The Yarrells Preparatory School and Ladybirds Playschool (previously L.U.C.A. Ladybirds) are also based in the town.

Transport

The A35 trunk road runs past Upton, as does the A350. Upton is served by Wilts & Dorset bus routes numbers 8 and 40 which provide links to Poole, Wareham and Swanage. First Bus also operate the X53 service through the town serving Poole, Wareham, Weymouth, Bridport and Exeter. Damory Coaches operates two services, 347 and 387. The 347 serves, Poole, Fleetsbridge, Creekmoor and Lytchett Matravers whilst the 387 serves Poole, Hamworthy, Lytchett Matravers, Bere Regis and Dorchester.

The nearby Hamworthy railway station provides access to rail travel, with half-hourly trains to London, Southampton, Weymouth, Wareham, Poole and Bournemouth. Poole station is a short drive away, with more frequent services.

References

↑ OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.

External links

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Ceremonial county of Dorset

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Unitary authorities	Bournemouth Poole

Boroughs or districts	Christchurch East Dorset North Dorset Purbeck West Dorset Weymouth and Portland

Major settlements	Beaminster Blandford Forum Bournemouth Bridport Chickerell Christchurch Dorchester Ferndown Gillingham Lyme Regis Poole Portland Shaftesbury Sherborne Stalbridge Sturminster Newton Swanage Upton Verwood Wareham Weymouth Wimborne Minster See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England

	Affpuddle Arne Bere Regis Bloxworth Chaldon Herring Church Knowle Coombe Keynes Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge Steeple Stoborough Stoborough Green Studland Swanage Turners Puddle Tyneham Upton Wareham West Lulworth Winfrith Newburgh Wool Worgret Worth Matravers

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