Place:Upton by Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

NameUpton by Birkenhead
Alt namesUpton
TypeCivil parish, Suburb
Coordinates53.389°N 3.098°W
Located inCheshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inMerseyside, England     (1974 - )
Birkenhead, Cheshire, Englandcounty borough into which part of it was merged in 1933
Wallasey, Cheshire, Englandmunicipal borough into which part of it was merged in 1933
Overchurch, Cheshire, Englandancient parish of which it was part
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: Upton-by-Birkenhead should not be confused with Upton-by-Chester which also has a neighbouring settlement named Overchurch.

the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Upton-by-Birkenhead was a township in Overchurch ancient parish, in the Wirral hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. It included the hamlets of Upton and Overchurch. The population was 141 in 1801, 227 in 1851, 788 in 1901, and 2564 in 1931. The area was 943 acres.

Upton was the primary economic centre of northern Wirral until the industrial development of Birkenhead during the mid-19th century. Five important local roads converged on the village, and its main thoroughfare was the place of a weekly market. (source:Wikipedia)

It was part of the Wirral Rural District from 1894 until 1933. In 1933 Wirral Rural District was abolished and Upton by Birkenhead was split between Birkenhead and Wallasey (which received less than 10 percent of the total area).


Upton is now considered to be in the Overchurch Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of the Wirral.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Upton, Merseyside.

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