Upton Cross

{{Short description|Hamlet in Cornwall, England}} {{Use British English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} St Paul's Church, Upton Cross|thumb '''Upton Cross''' (Cornish: ''Krows Trewartha)''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-27 |title=Upton Cross |url=https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/content/upton-cross |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Map |language=en}}</ref> and '''Upton''' are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Upton is situated at {{gbmapping|SX 279 724}} north of Upton Cross 5 miles (8 kilometres) northwest of Callington. They are on the northeast side of Caradon Hill on the B3254 Liskeard to Launceston road.<ref>Ordnance Survey. One-inch map of Great Britain; 186: Bodmin and Launceston. 1961</ref> St Paul's Church at Upton Cross is a mission church built in this corner of the parish of Linkinhorne in 1887 to serve the needs of the local mining community.

The area is served by Upton Cross Academy, a primary school and pre-school. The school is part of Kernow Learning, a multi academy trust of schools in Cornwall.

A little further north are the hamlets of Darleyford and North Darley below Notter Tor and a remarkable tree, the Darley Oak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/discoveries/newdiscoveries/2009/The+Darley+Oak|title=The Darley Oak|date=11 June 2009|publisher=The Woodland Trust|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=27 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227170801/http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/discoveries/newdiscoveries/2009/The+Darley+Oak|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/tws/GBTPress%20Release.htm|title=Fifty Great Trees for Fifty Great Years|date=May 2002|publisher=The Tree Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030106150322/http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/tws/GBTPress%20Release.htm|archive-date=2003-01-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At Netherton Farm Yarg cheese was produced from 1984 to 2006 by Lynher Dairies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lynherdairies.co.uk/our-story.html|title=Our story|publisher=Lynher Dairies|access-date=16 November 2010|archive-date=13 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613011408/http://www.lynherdairies.co.uk/our-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cornish Blue, a cheese made by the Cornish Cheese Company at Upton Cross, was the winning cheese in the World Food Awards in December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-12085526|title=Blue cheese made world champion|date=28 December 2010|access-date=28 December 2010|work=BBC News}}</ref>

The Hurlers are a group of three stone circles approximately 2 miles to the west, near the neighbouring village of Minions.

==References== {{Portal|Cornwall}} {{commons category|Upton, Linkinhorne|Upton}} {{reflist}}

Category:Hamlets in Cornwall