Upton Cross and Upton are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in east

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

, England, United Kingdom. Upton is situated at north of Upton Cross 5 miles (8 kilometres) northwest of

Callington Callington () is a civil parish and town in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom about north of Saltash and south of Launceston. Callington parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census. This had increased to 5,78 ...

. They are on the northeast side of

Caradon Hill Caradon Hill () is on Bodmin Moor in the former Caradon district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit is above mean sea level. Caradon Hill is on the southeastern edge of the moor; it is between the villages of Minions (northwest), ...

on the B3254

Liskeard Liskeard ( ; ) is an ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) east of Bodmin. Th ...

to Launceston road. St Paul's Church at Upton Cross is a mission church built in this corner of the parish of

Linkinhorne Linkinhorne () is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village itself is situated at and is approximately northwest of Callington, Cornwall, Callington and south of Launce ...

in 1887 to serve the needs of the local mining community. The area is served by Upton Cross Academy, a primary school and pre-school. The school is part of Kernow Learning, a multi academy trust of schools in Cornwall. A little further north are the hamlets of Darleyford and North Darley below Notter Tor and a remarkable tree, the

Darley Oak The Darley Oak is a Pedunculate oak tree (''Quercus robur'') which grows near Darleyford in the parish of Linkinhorne on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK. This ancient tree is thought to be at least 1,000 years old, and a consider ...

. At Netherton Farm Yarg cheese was produced from 1984 to 2006 by Lynher Dairies. 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.

The Hurlers The Hurlers (Cornish Language, Cornish: ''An Hurlysi'') is a group of three stone circles in the civil parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK. The site is half-a-mile (0.8 km) west of the village of Minions, Cornwall, Minions on ...

are a group of three stone circles some distance to the west.

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