Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Upton, Slough


Related Topics

In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  Upton, Slough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Once a small village, Upton is now a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough in Berkshire.
Upton, with its Norman Church, was situated at the top of the slope from the river terrace — the various levels in the area having been formed in the Ice-Age.
The parish church of St Laurence, Upton was the marriage place (May 7, 1788) and burial place (1822) of Sir William Herschel (in whose memory there stands a newly-erected stained-glass window depicting Uranus, which he discovered, and other planets), and the burial place of Charles Hatchett who discovered niobium.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Upton,_Slough   (195 words)

  
 Carpet Cleaning Slough Berkshire Carpet Cleaners SL1 SL2 SL3
Upton, with its Norman Church, was situated at the top of the slope from the river terrace - the various levels in the area having been formed in the Ice-Age.
Parts of Upton Court were built in 1325, while St Mary's Church in Langley was probably built in the late 11th or early 12th century, though it has been re-built and enlarged several times.
Slough became a unitary authority on April 1, 1998, with the abolition of Berkshire County Council and the 1973-1998 Borough.
www.anyclean.co.uk /carpet-cleaning-slough-berkshire-sl1-sl2-sl3.html   (1539 words)

  
 Slough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
:''For Slough (In the UK, pronounced ; In the U.S., pronounced) as a type of aquatic feature, see Slough (wetland).'' Slough (pronounced) is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England.
William married and is buried in St Laurence's Church, Upton, Slough.
The arrival of the railway in Slough in 1840 led to Queen Victoria making her first ever railway journey, from Slough station to Bishop's Bridge near Paddington, in 1842.
slough.iqnaut.net   (1037 words)

  
 Slough Museum :: Slough Agriculture :: Upton Court Farm
In it's heyday the farm covered what is now the municipal Upton Court Park and Playing Fields stretching southwards to Datchet Road and eastwards to the brook that runs at the side of the Castle View Estate of houses.
Before WW II he sold north-side land for housing developments and Upton Court Park to the municipality (although his cows continued to graze there well after The War).
The 1881 and 1901 Censuses record that in the former year the farmer was Ben Slocock, living with his sons Ben Junior and Harold, daughter Louise and his second wife.
www.sloughmuseum.co.uk /upton_court_farm.htm   (1022 words)

  
 Slough information - Search.com
Slough (pronounced [slaʊ]) is a town and unitary authority (Borough of Slough) in the county of Berkshire in the south of England.
Slough is located at Grid reference SU978797, about 20 miles (32 km) west of London, and almost a similar distance east of Reading.
Slough has the highest percentage of Sikh residents in the country according to the latest national census figures (2001).
domainhelp.search.com /reference/Slough   (2915 words)

  
 Slough Borough Council: Slough's Villages
Upton was one of the ancient villages which became merged into modern-day Slough.
Upton Park was developed in the 1840s as an up-market residential area after an advert in the Windsor Express invited "Capitalists, spirited Builders and any one desirous of securing a site for a Residence" to apply for land.
Alongside Upton Park is the large half-timbered house known as 'The Mere'.
www.slough.gov.uk /mytown/articles/2234.asp   (693 words)

  
 Slough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Slough (pronounced to rhyme with bough) is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England.
The arrival of the railway in 1840, the Grand Junction Canal in 1882, and, during the mid to late 1800s, the arrival of the brickmaking industry into Langley and the area north of the Great West Road, saw dramatic growth northwards encroaching on the very south of the parish of Stoke Poges.
The European headquarters of Mars, Incorporated is based in Slough, and hence the smell of chocolate can often be smelt wafting across the town.
slough.kiwiki.homeip.net   (952 words)

  
 The History of Saint Laurence's
Saint Laurence's Church is part of the modern Anglican Parish known as Upton cum Chalvey: a long narrow slice of land taking in most of the southern side of Slough.
Sometime around 1160 AD the Manor of Upton was given to the Augustinian Canons of Merton Priory by Payn de Beauchamp, under a Royal Charter of King Henry II.
Many people felt that Slough needed its own church that would be able to meet the very different needs of the new town.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~norwd/historydoc.htm   (1637 words)

  
 Upton Park Hotel - Slough
The Upton Park Hotel is superbly positioned in the Thames Valley with so much to see around it.
Both turnings (Upton Close & Upton Park) off the main road leading to the estate, are private roads and are easily missed.
From the M4 Junction 6: At Junction 6 exit the M4 and, at the roundabout, join the A335 (Tuns Lane) towards Slough.
www.activereservations.com /hotel/brochure/en/108784   (1110 words)

  
 Nigel's Family Tree - Person Page 2
Birth*: Annie E Lingwood was born circa 1857 at Upton, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England.
Birth*: Helena E Lingwood was born circa 1865 at Upton, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England.
Birth*: Joseph J Lingwood was born circa 1859 at Upton, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England.
homepage.ntlworld.com /n.rix/Rix-p/p2.htm   (4171 words)

  
 The Wider Church
Saint Mary's Church is located in the centre of the parish and serves the town centre of Slough – an area between the M4 to the South, the A4 to the North, Windsor Road to the West and Yew Tree Road to the East.
The parish maintains close connections with the Slough community chaplaincy, known as Kingsway Connections and the hospital chaplaincy at the Heatherwood and Wexham Park NHS Trust and the Upton Hospital.
Internationally, Saint Mary's and the Anglican parish of Upton cum Chalvey are linked in a partnership of prayer with the Lutheran congregation of Auferstehungskirche (Church of the Resurrection) and the Roman Catholic Congregation of Herz Jesu Kirche (Sacred Heart Church) in Pforzheim, Germany.
www.stmarys-slough.org.uk /aboutsm/wider_church.htm   (536 words)

  
 Slough Upton Park Hotel. Terrific Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
This Slough hotel is ideally located for activities in and around the Berkshire region and offers a sound range of travel opportunities.
The Upton Park Hotel is only a short walk from Windsor and Eton, where you can see Windsor Castle home to the Royal family, Lego Land and the playing fields of Eton.
Immediately after your hotel booking request is made, you will receive an email confirmation from the property confirming your guest reservation along with all the details you may need including the hotel phone number and address.
www.room4u.org.uk /hotel-a108784-slough.htm   (363 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - upton, Postcards, Football Memorabilia, Advertising items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Round Barrow 248b Upton Pyne Exeter Devon excavation
WC Gouache comic character The Chemist by Clive Upton
Stafford Rangers v Stoke City 1990 Paul Upton test.
search.ebay.co.uk /upton_W0QQfcoZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3   (390 words)

  
 Flats for sale in Slough
Situated within walking distance of Slough town centre and mainline train station, is a one bedroom second floor flat.
Situated within walking distance of Slough town centre and mainline train station, is a one bedroom ground floor maisonettte.
Clarence court is perfectly situated in Langley on the outskirts of Slough town centre.
www.propertyfinder.co.uk /property/Flats/buy/L35117   (3352 words)

  
 EVANS family: John 6
John’s trade is unknown as is the reason for moving 25 miles from Upton to Froyle.
Sarah’s son James SMITHERS was apprenticed as a carpenter in Slough from 1830 to 1837; he was overseer of the poor and licensee of the Nag’s Head in Bray 1845-6
The IGI for Bucks has a John EVANS baptised at Upton cum Chalvey 23Mar1739 son of William and Jane.
www.btinternet.com /~surrey.hypno/Genealogy/Evans/EVAN-B6.htm   (783 words)

  
 Upton Hospital Site Summary Information
Upton Hospital provides services for Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Trust
Upton Hospital is situated near Slough town centre
Upton hospital is a short walk fromt he rail station.
www.nhs.uk /England/Hospitals/ShowHospital.aspx?id=RD755   (255 words)

  
 Upton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Upton, New York — home of Brookhaven National Laboratory
Charles Upton, (b 1948), American poet, Sufi and metaphysician
James Upton, (1888-1949) British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Upton   (98 words)

  
 Slough hockey club home pitch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
When you reach the second set of traffic lights, (after the fire station) turn left into Upton Court Road.
Take the third left after 0.5 miles - this is the entrance to Upton Park (you will also see the signs for Slough Cricket Club).
From the M40 Junction 1 (Slough/Uxbridge) take the sign for Slough onto the A412, at the second roundabout (Pinewood), take the third exit (A412) towards Slough.
www.sloughhc.org.uk /home_pitch.htm   (197 words)

  
 Upton Berkshire England SL1 UK
I Location, St Mary, Upton, Berkshire, NGR SU 515 870.
Estate Agents in upton, berkshire Property for sale in upton...
Upton Park Guest House, Slough (30 Rooms from £55) 41 Upton Park, Slough
www.dotukdirectory.co.uk /d152281.html   (209 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
We are a short walk from Slough town centre, trading estate, bus and mainline railway station.
Both turnings (Upton Close and Upton Park) off the main road leading to the estate, are private roads and are easily missed.
Any changes made in breach of this policy, you will be charged for the number of night's stay in breach of the policy, per room booked.
www.eurhotels.co.uk /108784-Upton-Park-Hotel.aspx   (1211 words)

  
 Berkshire Scouts : Sections & activities
Berkshire was represented by Pinkneys Green (Maidenhead) and 3rd Upton (Slough).
In the end 3rd Upton (Slough District) were the overall winners by just one point from Pinkneys Green (Maidenhead District) with Central Windsor Troop (Windsor and Eton District) and 1st Emmbrook (Wokingham District) tied in 3rd place.
Both 3rd Upton and Pinkneys Green will now go on to represent Berkshire Scouts at the regional competition which will be held on the 2nd April in Gloucestershire.
www.berkshirescouts.org.uk /scout/index.php   (1626 words)

  
 Slough Mela Festival
Slough Mela is coming to Upton Court Park bringing music, entertainment and fun for all the family.
With a massive sound stage, areas for children and food from around the world this event regularly attracts more than 10,000 people.
This is a door to door service available to people of all ages who have difficulty using public transport.
www.melafestival.com /whatson/SloughMela_details.php   (189 words)

  
 Thomas Gray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, British General James Wolfe is said to have recited it to his officers, adding: "Gentlemen, I would rather have written that poem than take Quebec tomorrow".
The poem's famous depiction of an "ivy-mantled tow'r" could be a reference to the early-mediaeval St Laurence's Church in Upton, Slough.
Gray combined traditional forms and poetic diction with new topics and modes of expression and may be considered as a classically focussed precursor of the romantic revival.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Gray   (555 words)

  
 [No title]
The land now occupied by the bungalows 'The Bolt Hole' and 'Little Acre' was once part of a smallholding belonging to Frank Page at 'Sherian' in Mendip Road Rooksbridge.
In 1901 he was a dairyman in High Street, Upton.
He appeared in the census in 1891 in High Street, Upton.
www.rooksbridge.org.uk /RootsMagicStuff/b58.htm   (976 words)

  
 London Transport Country Area Routes 450–459 (South of the Thames)
The route was withdrawn by the early ’70s.
The number was soon re-used for the renumbering of the 457A, and ran between Uxbridge Station and Windsor (Bus Station) via Iver Heath, Upton Lea, Slough and Windsor Castle.
Route 458 ran from Uxbridge to Slough via Cowley, Iver and Langley Village.
www.angelfire.com /ult/eplates/450s.html   (682 words)

  
 Slough: Upton Park Hotel - Traveler Reviews - Surprise! A nice place to stay in Slough! - TripAdvisor
The Upton Park Hotel used to be a charming, but slightly run-down and shoddy place, with the odd wet spot on the walls and funny smells, too.
I'm well aware that going to Slough as a tourist borders on perversion, but I do from time to time.
The Upton Park Hotel will always be my first choice.
tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g190742-d279556-r4070047-Upton_Park_Hotel-Slough...   (551 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - upton, florence upton, Postcards, Football Memorabilia items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
SHEET MUSIC WW1 ERA THE SAILORS LETTER J E UPTON
D195 BR DIESEL: CLASS 50 50048 UPTON SCUDAMORE 1987
RUDE FOREFATHERS: UPTON BY SOUTHWELL 1600-66 (1989) NM
search.ebay.co.uk /upton_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3   (401 words)

  
 Directions to Slough Rugby Football Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Directions to: Slough Rugby Club, Upton Park, Slough
At the next set of traffic lights (having just passed the fire station on the left) turn left onto Upton Court Road
The Club is at the end of a private drive
www.sloughrfc.com /location.htm   (97 words)

  
 for rent Slough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two large bedrooms and living room all with 10 foot high ceilings and divided by a large well lit hallway.
More property types in Slough: for rent apartment Slough, for rent bungalow Slough, for rent flat Slough, for rent house Slough, for rent land Slough, for rent loft Slough, for rent studio Slough
More "homes" ads near Slough: for rent homes Buckingham, for rent homes High Wycombe, for rent homes Aylesbury, for rent homes Slough, for rent homes Milton Keynes
homes.trovit.co.uk /for-rent/Slough.html   (573 words)

  
 Upton Park Hotel, Slough - Southern England - UK Hotel
Upton Park Hotel, Slough - Southern England - UK Hotel
For more 3 star hotels in Slough, click here
Call for last minute special offers in Slough
www.ukhotel.com /southern-england/upton-park-hotel-slough-ah108784.htm   (175 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.