Sorry Graham reply was suppose to go to the list!!! doh! Jan - Not a Shropshire reference but found this: Down the Avon valley towards Bradford via Avoncliffe and on to Westbury. This is the centre for the Mendip stone trains, where you will literally see mountains on the move! We visit the famous White Horse for some spectacular views of the west country mainline and the cement works! Heading south, the line is a favourite for steam train operators over the famous Upton Bank and then down the Wylye valley. http://www.transportdiversions.com/publicationshow.asp?pubid=5411 Or what about Upton Magna has that ever changed its name? Ian. > > From: Graham Price <genetree@pacific.net.au> > Date: 2006/04/19 Wed AM 07:05:43 BST > To: ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-SHROP] Upton Bank > > At 05:04 AM 18/04/2006, Janet Poulton wrote: > >Would anyone know which Upton is referred to as Upton Bank?It is given as > >place of birth for my ancestor Richard Meredith in 1861census.Thank you > >Jan Poulton > > Hi Janet > As long as you are sure it is within Shropshire, it may well be Hopton Bank > as Mike suggests. There is of course, Upton in Chester, Cheshire, and there > is an Upton Cressett near Bridgnorth (Shropshire), about four miles to the > west. Perhaps there is an Upton Bank on the outskirts of that village. If I > was looking for parish registers of this village I would be searching > within Oldbury, Chetton, Ditton Priors, Monkhopton, Morville, Oldbury which > are extremely close churches to Upton Cressett or Bridgnorth itself (the > main centre). > > Good luck > Graham > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > List archives can found at ~ > Searchable ~ http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS > Threaded ~ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information