- Upton, Norfolk
Upton is a
village (population 660 [Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ."] ) on theRiver Bure in Norfolk withinThe Broads National Park .It is halfway between Norwich and
Great Yarmouth .St. Margaret's Church [http://friendsofuptonchurch.busythumbs.com] is built in the Perpendicular style.
Upton Dyke, leading to the Bure, is half a mile 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 ofNorfolk Wildlife Trust .Upton Broads and Marshes is a
Special Area of Conservation (SAC).Upton Fen , anature reserve in the care ofNorfolk Wildlife Trust , is nearby, alsoUpton Broad .References
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