Upton, Bodmin Moor
| Upton | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 St Paul's Church, Upton Cross | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX279724 |
| Location: | 50°31’34"N, 4°25’44"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Upton and Upton Cross are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in eastern Cornwall, on the east side of Bodmin Moor, on the north-east side of Caradon Hill.
Upton is to be found five miles north-west of Callington, on the B3254 Liskeard to Launceston road.
St Paul's Church at Upton Cross is a mission church built in this corner of the parish of Linkinhorne in 1887 to serve the needs of the local mining community.
A little further north are the hamlets of Darleyford and North Darley below Notter Tor and a remarkable tree, the Darley Oak.
Oak
The Darley Oak is a Pedunculate oak tree (Quercus robur) which grows near Darleyford on the edge of Bodmin Moor.(50°32’2"N, 4°26’2"W) This ancient tree is thought to be at least 1,000 years old, and a considerable amount of legends take it as their core. Folk tradition attributes healing properties to the tree, and it is said that any wish made to it will eventually come true. Its acorns are also used as amulets, and were once used by women during pregnancy, to bring them luck.[1] It was chosen one of the 50 Great British Trees by The Tree Council in 2002.[2]
Cheese
At Netherton Farm Yarg cheese was produced from 1984 to 2006 by Lynher Dairies.[3] Cornish Blue, a cheese made by the Cornish Cheese Company at Upton Cross, was the winning cheese in the World Food Awards in December 2010.[4]
Stone
The Hurlers are a group of three stone circles on the moor some distance to the west.
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References
- ↑ "The Darley Oak". The Woodland Trust. 11 June 2009. http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/discoveries/newdiscoveries/2009/The+Darley+Oak. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Fifty Great Trees for Fifty Great Years". The Tree Council. May 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20070501214031/http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/tws/GBTPress%20Release.htm. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "Our story". Lynher Dairies. http://www.lynherdairies.co.uk/our-story.html. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ↑ "Blue cheese made world champion". BBC News. 28 December 2010. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-12085526. Retrieved 28 December 2010.