In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upleadon like this:
UPLEADON, a parish in Newent district, Gloucestershire; 3 miles E by N of Newent, and 7 NW of Gloucester r. station. Post town, Newent, under Gloucester. Acres, 1,207. Real property, £2,584. Pop., 237. Houses, 56. Considerable iron forges were formerly here, and were converted into a flour-mill. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £103.* Patron, the Bishop of G. and B. The church has a Norman arch, and was restored in 1853. There is a national school.
Upleadon through time
Upleadon is now part of Forest of Dean district. Click here for graphs and data of how Forest of Dean has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upleadon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upleadon, in Forest of Dean and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11429
Date accessed: 04th November 2024
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