Upnor
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Lower Upnor and Upper Upnor are two small villages in Medway, Kent, England. They are in the civil parish of Frindsbury Extra on the western bank of the River Medway. Today both Lower Upnor and Upper Upnor are mainly residential and a centre for small boats moored on the River Medway, but Upnor Castle is a preserved monument of English Heritage, that was built from October 1559 until April 1567 as part of the coastal and riverine defences of the Royal Navy.
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- Origins
- Lower Upnor
- Upper Upnor
- London Stones
- Industry
- Church
- Military
- Upnor Castle
- Lower Upnor Ordnance Depot
- Present Day
- Gallery
- The Military Railway
- The Royal Engineers
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Lower Upnor and Upper Upnor are two small villages in Medway, Kent, England. They are in the civil parish of Frindsbury Extra on the western bank of the River Medway. Today both Lower Upnor and Upper Upnor are mainly residential and a centre for small boats moored on the River Medway, but Upnor Castle is a preserved monument of English Heritage, that was built from October 1559 until April 1567 as part of the coastal and riverine defences of the Royal Navy.
==Origins== Upnor meant "At The Bank" being "Æt Þæm Ōre" in Old English and "Atten Ore" in Middle English and "Atte Nore" in 1292. However, the meaning changed to "Upon The Bank" (Middle English: "Uppan Ore") and by 1374 it was "Upnore".
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