Upton, Haddon Hill

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Upton
Somerset

Church of St James, Upton
Location
Grid reference: SS993287
Location: 51°2’56"N, 3°26’15"W
Data
Population: 250  (2011)
Post town: Taunton
Postcode: TA4
Local Government
Council: Somerset West
and Taunton
Parliamentary
constituency:
Bridgwater & W. Somerset

Upton is a village north of Skilgate in Somerset. It stands on a hill above the eastern end of Wimbleball Lake.

About the village

Pepperpot Castle, which is also known as Haddon Lodge, was built by Lady Harriet Acland, during the long period of her widowhood, 1778-1815, as a lodge to the drive to connect Pixton Park in Dulverton where her daughter the Countess of Carnarvon lived, with her own estates near Wiveliscombe.[1]

Churches

The remains of the Old Church of St James, which dates from the 14th century can still be seen.[2]

The current parish church of St James was built in 1870.[3]

The village also has a non-conformist Ebenezer Chapel, which dates from 1878.[4]

Outside links

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about Upton, Haddon Hill)

References