The Parishes of Upton and those of Blewbury and Thorpe, have been so intermingled in times gone by, that it is difficult now to separate the entries that belong to one from the other. In former times Upton was a dependency or chapelry of Blewbury, but since 1861, Upton and Aston Upthorpe (or Thorpe, or Throp for short) have been constituted a separate ecclesiastical parish.
Under these circumstances it is not surprising that the Registers of Upton are not very continuous, and that frequent gaps are to be found. It is probable that the Registers of Blewbury contain many entries relating to Upton people, so that it would be desirable, at some future time, to print those of Blewbury in order to supplement the present volume.
