Upshire

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Upshire
Essex
Church of St Thomas, Upshire, Essex, England - and graveyard from the south-west.jpg
Church of St Thomas and graveyard
Location
Grid reference: TL414010
Location: 51°41’25"N, 0°2’44"E
Data
Post town: Waltham Abbey
Postcode: EN9
Dialling code: 01992
Local Government
Council: Epping Forest
Parliamentary
constituency:
Epping Forest

Upshire is a village in western Essex, forming part of the parish of Waltham Abbey.

Nearby settlements include the towns of Epping and Waltham Abbey. The M25 motorway passes close to the village. The village is on Horseshoe Hill (a minor road), on which is The Horseshoe public house, and the church of St Thomas, a Grade-II* listed building in the Arts and Crafts style dating from 1902.[1] Less than half-a-mile to the north-east is the hamlet of Copthall Green. Education is provided by Upshire Primary Foundation School.

References

  1. National Heritage List 1169564: Church of St Thomas, Horseshoe Hill

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