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Upton, Chester — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Upton-by-Chester is a civil parish and large suburb on the outskirts of Chester, with Chester Zoo among its landmarks.
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Where to stay in Upton
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Chester Zoo decides most bookings here. A room in Upton keeps Chester Zoo close, which matters on a family visit, when the journey back at the end of a long day is the part that decides everything. Upton Heath sits inside the parish.
If you are travelling with children and the zoo is the reason for the trip, staying on the Long Lane side of Upton cuts the daily journey, with Holy Ascension Church and St Columba's Church the markers nearby.
About Upton
What are the main landmarks in Upton?
Four Roman camps and a zoo. Chester Zoo is the name that brings visitors to Upton, while the record also holds four separate Roman camps, three of them around the water tower north of Long Lane and the fourth near Upton Grange Farm. Churches complete it.
Holy Ascension Church, St Columba's Church and St Michael's carry the parish, and Newton Hall is the one house on the list.
What is the history of Upton?
Roman camps came first. Four of them are recorded on this ground, clustered by the water tower north of Long Lane and out towards Upton Grange Farm, which makes the Roman record the oldest thing written into Upton. A parish followed them.
Upton-by-Chester stands on the record as a civil parish inside the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, within the ceremonial county of Cheshire, and Holy Ascension Church with Newton Hall are the older names on its list.
Where is Upton?
Upton lies on the outskirts of Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and takes in the village of Upton Heath.
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Updated September 2026