Place:Tetbury Upton, Gloucestershire, England

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Tetbury Upton is a civil parish established in 1894 from part of the civil parish of Tetbury at the same time as the remainder of Tetbury became an urban district. It includes the village of Tetbury Upton on the B4014 road 1.5 miles (2 km) north of Tetbury and the village of Doughton on the A433 road 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southwest of the town. Upton and Doughton were historically tythings in the ancient parish of Tetbury. According to UK census data, by 1901 Tetbury Upton's total population reached 905, but by 2011 the population had declined to 309.

Upton House is a Neoclassical country house built in 1752, whose design is usually attributed to William Halfpenny, of Bristol. The parish also includes Highgrove House, the country home of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, near Doughton.

Research Tips

• The website British History Online provides eight chapters out of at least eleven of the Victoria County History Series on Gloucestershire. Some of these are outlines of topics concerning the whole county, others contain descriptions of cities, towns and villages of varying sizes throughout the area.
• Brett Langston's Registration Districts in Gloucestershire follows the history of registration district provision in Gloucestershire from its inception in 1837 through to the present day.
• GENUKI has a brief overall guide to various sources of information for the county.
• The FamilySearch Wiki on Gloucestershire provides information similar to that in GENUKI.
• Gloucestershire Archives for older sources such as pre-1837 parish registers and other contemporary documents. Address: Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, England GL1 3DW