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Ullingswick.

• 1086 Ullingwic, Dom.
• 1127 Olingewiche, A.C.
• 1186 Ullyngwyk, Glos. Cart.
• 1192 Ullingewike, Glos. Cart.
• no date Wylyngwyche, Willingswyke, Glos. Cart.
• 1276 Ullingwike, Ep. Reg.
• 1291 Ullingwyke, Tax. Eccles.
• 1341 Ullongewyk, Non. Inq.

'Wic of the sons of Willa'.

Duncumb has an ingenious theory that it is Helen's Wick; because the convent of St Helena at Enston claimed the advowson in the 14th century. But the deed of the convent, abandoning this unfounded claim (dated 1349), gives the name as Ullingwik.

Underdown (Ledbury).

• 1304 Underdoune, Ep. Reg.

Underly (Wolferlow).

• 1316 Undelich, F.A.

There is, strangely enough, an Upper Underly, close by.

Upcott Cross (Almeley).

• 1332 Uppecote, Assize R.

The Upcot Brook runs from here through Letton into the Wye.

Uphampton (Shobdon).

• 1550 Uphampton, Ind. Ct R.

Upleadon (Bosbury).

• 1289 Preceptori de Upledene, Chart.
• 1291 Upleden, Tax. Eccles.
• 1304 Uppledone, Ep. Reg.
• 1316 Upledene, F.A.
• circ. 1550 Upledon, Leland.
• 1596 Upleadon alias Temple Court, Ind. Ct R.

There is an Upleadon in Glos. near Newent, which, like this Templar's estate in Bosbury, almost certainly means 'upon the river Leadon'.

Cf. Upavon (Wilts.).

Upton Bishop.

• 1086 Uptune, Upetone, Dom.
• 1291 Upton, Tax. Eccles.
• 1341 Upton Episcopi, Non. Inq.

Near the village is Upton Crews or Cruze (i.e. crucis). There is an Upton in Little Hereford (Leom. Cart. 1123 Uptuna). O.E. up tun, 'upper, high-up tun'. In Yazor it appears as Upperton, and in Ullingswick as Upper Town (farm).

Urchingfield (Hardwicke).

See Archenfield.

Urdimarsh (Bodenham).

Urishay (Peterchurch).

• 1243 Haya Hurri, Haya Wiri, T. de Nevill.
• 1300 Hayeurri, MS. Chart.
• 1398 Urreyeshay, Inq. p.m.

The enclosure of '-?' There is a Wira or Uira in Onom. For the second element see Appendix, -hay.