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Upton Cheshire Map

(Suburban Area near Moston)

Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester · Region: North West

Explore Upton, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Upton, Cheshire

How to Use This Upton, Cheshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Upton, Cheshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceUpton
Traditional CountyCheshire
Unitary AuthorityCheshire West and Chester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.213879
Longitude-2.881054
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Upton

Upton retains a quiet dignity, its suburban borders defined by the gentle friction between modern residential life and the deep, hushed echoes of antiquity. It lies 1.7 miles north-north-east of Chester (from Chester: bearing 15°T, OS grid SJ 412 688), and is situated south-east of Moston village. Beneath the manicured lawns and arterial roads, the earth holds the memory of Roman camps, most notably the site near the water tower north of Long Lane, where the ghosts of legionaries once paced the ridge. The light here often catches the grey brickwork with a peculiar, soft clarity, turning the mundane facades of houses into something momentarily luminous. To the north, the modern hum of the zoo encroaches, where the sudden, startling roar of Sumatran tigers can occasionally travel on the wind to remind residents of a wilder, more primal geography. Upton balances these disparate worlds, where the orderly rows of gardens meet the ancient, weathered boundary lines of long-forgotten fortifications. Each street offers a different perspective on this Cheshire landscape, where the sky seems broader than in the dense heart of the neighbouring city. Through the changing seasons, the persistent, honest character of Upton emerges, grounding the spirit in a place that has seen centuries of transition without ever losing its essential, understated composure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Roman Camp At Upton Heath, Beside The Water Tower North Of Long Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 044° NE · 2 ha
  • Roman Camp 300M West Of Upton Grange Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 071° ENE
  • Sun Bears (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 348° NNW
  • Sumatran Tigers (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 345° NNW
  • Cassowary (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 341° NNW
  • Binturong (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
  • Lime Wood Fields (Park) — 0.7 mi, 144° SE
  • Midsummer Watch Jugglers (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 231° SW
  • The Dale (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 309° NW
  • Moated Site At Upton Grange, Upton (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 079° E · 1 ha
  • Sealion Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 014° NNE
  • Chester Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.9 mi, 353° N
  • North Gate Ponds (Park) — 1.0 mi, 192° SSW
  • Butter Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 002° N
  • Backford Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 240° WSW
  • Highfield Drain (River) — 1.1 mi, 256° WSW
  • Chester Little Theatre (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 194° SSW
  • Lead Shot Tower (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 175° S
  • Gallows Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 164° SSE
  • Chester Picturehouse (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 199° SSW
  • Storyhouse (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 199° SSW
  • Richard, Second Marquis of Westminster (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 180° S
  • Dewa Roman Experience (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 195° SSW
  • Sick To Death (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 193° SSW
  • Hypocaust (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 189° S
  • Cheshire Military Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 193° SSW
  • Chester Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 193° SSW
  • Overleigh Road Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.3 mi, 193° SSW · 4 ha
  • Pelican Cove (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.3 mi, 356° N
  • Battle Of Rowton Heath 1645 (Registered Battlefield) — 4.6 mi, 143° SE · 63 ha

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About This Upton Map Page

Explore Upton, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.213879, -2.881054. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.