Upton, Warwickshire

This article is about the village near Alcester. For the mediæval hamlet of Upton in the south east of Warwickshire, see Upton House, Warwickshire.

Upton
Warwickshire
Haselor Manor farm, Upton
Location
Grid reference:	SP125575
Location:	52°12’56"N, 1°49’6"W
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Local Government

Upton is a village in south-western Warwickshire forming part of the community of Haselor. It is to be found just off the A46, between Alcester and Stratford-upon-Avon, about a mile east of Alcester.

History

The manor of Upton was held soon after the Norman Conquest by the Botilers of Wem and Oversley, who held under the Earls of Warwick. Later it was held of Sir William Gascoigne as part of his manor of Oversley. In the 13th century, the manor was owned by Roger Lyvet (Levett) de Opton (Upton), in whose family the manors of Upton and Haselor descended for several generations. Henry Lyvet was the chief taxpayer in Haselor in 1332. Later, lordship of the manor passed from the Lyvet (Levett) family to the Whittington family, when Joan Lyvet, daughter of Robert Lyvet, carried the manor to Sir William Whittington on their marriage.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Haselor)

• Haselor & Walcote Local History from Walcote Farm