Upshire
Upshire is a village in the civil parish of Waltham Abbey in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England.

Upshire is a village in the civil parish of Waltham Abbey in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. The centre of the village is on Horseshoe Hill, 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. Areas of built-up Waltham Abbey around Upshire Road and Pick Hill, most of which was developed in the latter half of the 20th century including northern parts of the Ninefields Estate, are also considered part of Upshire.
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Worth seeing in and around Upshire
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Waltham Abbey Church
The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence, also known as Waltham Abbey or Waltham Abbey Church, is the parish church of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. It has been a place of worship since the 7th century.
3.4 km · church in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
The Royal Gunpowder Mills are a former industrial site in Waltham Abbey, England. It was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom.
3.8 km · military museum in Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Copped Hall
Copped Hall, also known as Copt Hall or Copthall, is a mid-18th-century English country house in Epping Upland, Essex which has been undergoing restoration since 1999. Today, Copped Hall refers to the upstanding house, while Copt Hall or Copthall refer to the older Tudor and earlier houses.
1.6 km · Grade II listed historic house in Epping Upland, England · Wikipedia - 04Waltham Abbey SSSI
Waltham Abbey SSSI is a 34.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is located within the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey in Essex.
3.9 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 05Waltham Abbey Town Hall
Waltham Abbey Town Hall is a municipal building in Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex. The town hall was completed in 1904 as the headquarters of Waltham Holy Cross Urban District Council, and today serves as the headquarters of Waltham Abbey Town Council.
3.5 km · municipal building in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England · Wikipedia - 06Holy Innocents Church, High Beach
The Holy Innocents Church is a Grade II listed Anglican parish church located in the village of High Beach, Essex, England. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the church is noted for its picturesque setting.
3.3 km · church in High Beach, Essex, England · Wikipedia - 07Debden House
Debden House is a conference centre and campsite located in Loughton, Essex, England. The house is owned and operated by Newham London Borough Council.
3.7 km · residential adult education college in Loughton, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Upshire
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 25 km · London Luton (LTN), 35 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 43 km
- London → Upshire23 km · quickest by road, 1h 9m · £3–4
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Upshire159 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · £17–23
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Upshire162 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Upshire
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Upshire. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inUse Woolwich Ferry then for destinations in south London.
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Next door to Upshire
Upshire is 20 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- High Beachvillage in Essex, England, UK3.3 km
- Bell Commonsettlement in Essex, England, UK3.7 km