Upton is a village in south-west

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, England. It is just off the A46, between

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and

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, about a mile east of Alcester.

History

The manor of Upton was held soon after the

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by the Botilers of Wem and Oversley, who held under the

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. Later it was held of Sir

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as part of his manor of Oversley. In the 13th century, the manor was owned by Roger Lyvet (

Levett Levett is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from eLivet, which is held particularly by families and individuals resident in England and British Commonwealth territories. Origins This surname comes from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, no ...

) 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,

lord of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

passed from the Lyvet family to the Whittington family, when Joan Lyvet, daughter of Robert Lyvet, carried the manor to Sir William Whittington on their marriage. The house is still being used as a home.Haselor, Upton, A History of the County of Warwick, Victoria County History, Philip Styles, 1945
/ref> Upton is now within the

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of Haselor.

References

External links

Haselor & Walcote Local History from Walcote Farm.
This includes information about Upton, Haselor and Walcote.

Villages in Warwickshire {{Warwickshire-geo-stub