Upton was a hamlet in the southwest of today's Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley, in the historic county of Kent.[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2][1]

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Upton
Upton Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ479747
London borough	Bexley
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEXLEYHEATH
Postcode district	DA6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bexleyheath and Crayford
London Assembly	Bexley and Bromley
List of places UK England London 51.451972°N 0.127152°E / 51.451972; 0.127152,

Originally, it was on fertile, south- and west-facing slopes, below the main heathland/pasture of the parish of Bexley. As the town known as Bexleyheath arose during the late 19th century and in early half of the next century, Upton became absorbed into it.

In 1860, Red House, the elegant brick and tile home designed by Philip Webb for William Morris, was built on the heath in Upton.[2] Red House is now preserved by the National Trust.

From 1887 to 1978, it was heavily associated with a hospital on Upton Road. The building was still there in 2019.[3]

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Upton in the much larger parish of Bexley, Ordnance_Survey: Map of Kent, Sheet 8, a work compiled between 1869 and 1882. Click to widen and/or magnify.

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  1945 Ordnance Survey map showing Upton to the right (east) of Danson Park.

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