Upshire

Upshire
Upshire
 Upshire shown within Essex
OS grid referenceTL414010
    London 10 mi (16 km)  S
Civil parishWaltham Abbey
DistrictEpping Forest
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WALTHAM ABBEY
Postcode district EN9
Dialling code 01992
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentEpping Forest
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 51°41′25″N 0°02′44″E / 51.6904°N 0.045419°E / 51.6904; 0.045419

Upshire is a village in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England.

Church of St Thomas and graveyard from the south-west

The village is part of the civil parish of Waltham Abbey. Nearby settlements include the towns of Epping and Waltham Abbey. The M25 motorway passes close to the village. The village is on Horseshoe Hill (a minor road), on which is The Horseshoe public house, and the church of St Thomas, a Grade II* listed building in Arts and Crafts style dating from 1902.[1] Less than half-a-mile (650m) to the north-east is the hamlet of Copthall Green. Education is provided by Upshire Primary Foundation School.

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