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Upton, Norfolk

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Population
  
812

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Norwich

Local time
  
Sunday 9:00 PM

District
  
Broadland

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
NR13

Shire county
  
Norfolk

Civil parish
  
Upton with Fishley

Upton, Norfolk

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 94% Humidity

Upton is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park.

Map of Upton, Norwich, UK

Administratively it comes under the civil parish of Upton with Fishley which in turn comes under the district of Broadland. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of Acle, halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

St. Margaret's Church is built in the Perpendicular style.

Upton Dyke, leading to the Bure, is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long. At the end of the dyke, there is a rare post mill, Palmers Hollow Post Mill. Upton Boat Dyke Marshes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Upton Broads and Marshes is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Upton Fen, a nature reserve in the care of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, is nearby, also Upton Broad.

References

Upton, Norfolk Wikipedia