Upton, West Yorkshire
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Upton is a village and civil parish
in West Yorkshire
, England
. It has a population of 3,541.
It is situated south of Badsworth
and north of North Elmsall
and is part of the SESKU (South Elmsall
, South Kirkby, Upton) area. The village is also in the WF9 postal area
(Pontefract
) and very close to the South Yorkshire
boundary.
Recent recognised villagers include playwright John Godber
and Aida Mason
(formerly the oldest living woman in England).
A former coal mining community, regeneration is in process as a housing overflow for the more expensive areas of Doncaster
and Pontefract.
In the 1960s the village was in its prime due to the strong mining community and retail outlets such as "Mr Farthings" Chemist and "Mr Kings" news agents.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a population of 3,541.
It is situated south of Badsworth
Badsworth
Badsworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 583. The village is located south of Pontefract....
and north of North Elmsall
North Elmsall
North Elmsall is a village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 4,093. Until 1974 it was part of Hemsworth Rural District.-External links:...
and is part of the SESKU (South Elmsall
South Elmsall
South Elmsall pronounced "south em-sull" is a small town and civil parish to the east of Hemsworth in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is on the B6422 and B6474 ....
, South Kirkby, Upton) area. The village is also in the WF9 postal area
WF postcode area
The WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton, Ossett, Horbury, Pontefract and Wakefield in England....
(Pontefract
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
) and very close to the South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
boundary.
Recent recognised villagers include playwright John Godber
John Godber
John Harry Godber is an English dramatist, known mainly for his observational comedies. In the 'Plays and Players Yearbook' for 1993 he was calculated as the third most performed playwright in the UK behind William Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn. He has a wife and 2 children.-Biography:Godber was...
and Aida Mason
Aida Mason
Ada Mason, née Wagstaff was the oldest living person in the UK at 111 years of age, from the death of fellow 111-year-old Scotswoman Annie Knight on 27 November 2006, until Mason's own death at age 111 years, 138 days....
(formerly the oldest living woman in England).
A former coal mining community, regeneration is in process as a housing overflow for the more expensive areas of Doncaster
Doncaster
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
and Pontefract.
In the 1960s the village was in its prime due to the strong mining community and retail outlets such as "Mr Farthings" Chemist and "Mr Kings" news agents.