Upton-upon-Severn
Upton-upon-Severn is a small
town in
Malvern Hills district,
Worcestershire,
England, on the
River Severn, often incorrectly called Upton-on-Severn. The bridge is the only one across the river Severn between
Worcester and
Tewkesbury. The former bridge was replaced by the present one about 100 yards upstream in the 1920s. Upton was founded in
897.
Oliver Cromwell's soldiers crossed the Severn here before the
Battle of Worcester in the
English Civil War.
The town is known for its distinctive tower and copper-clad
cupola known as the
Pepper Pot, the sole surviving remnant of a former church, and for its summer
jazz festival,
Blues Festival and spring
folk festival. Upton is 5 miles from
Malvern.
It is said to be the model for Market Snodsbury, the fictional town in the
Jeeves and Wooster novels of
P. G. Wodehouse and the site of
Brinkley Court. It is also notable for being the birthplace of
Formula 1 racing-driver
Nigel Mansell (though he moved shortly afterwards to
Hall Green,
Birmingham.
Upton used to have a
railway station on a branch line from
Ashchurch to
Malvern, with the intermediate stations Tewkesbury, Ripple, Upton-upon-Severn and
Malvern Wells (Hanley Road), but the Upton to Malvern section closed in December
1952 and the rest in August
1961.
The current population (
2005) is around 3000. It is in the
West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency.
The location is at .
* http://www.upton.uk.net/
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Images of Upton-Upon-Severn*
1881 census data*
Jazz festival
