Coordinates: 51°25′37″N 2°26′35″W / 51.427°N 2.443°W / 51.427; -2.443 Upton Cheyney is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, near to Bitton, Bristol.

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Although it’s thought that Upton Cheyney’s name derives from the Saxon meaning “upper farmhouse”, archaeologists point to evidence of nearby Roman buildings.

It’s said that stepped terraces at nearby Pipley Bottom were once used for the cultivation of vines.

The present village no doubt grew up around springs above what was once a marshy river valley.

Upton Cheyney is approached along narrow and winding lanes with buildings scattered alongthe route.

Bounded by hedges, walls, steep banks and mature trees, there is a strong sense of being enclosed, even isolated.

The village is, in fact, just three miles from Bitton.

But 50 years ago, although the 230 residents had just got electricity, water still came from a spring.

Although most of the buildings – which are listed – went up between 1690 and 1830, Manor Farm, at the junction of Wick Lane, gets a mention in the Domesday Book.