Upton Cross

Tucked on the northeast flank of Caradon Hill, Upton Cross and its neighbour Upton sit a quarter of a mile apart in east Cornwall. You’ll find them beside the B3254, the road that threads between Liskeard and Launceston, about five miles northwest of Callington. Upton itself is recorded at grid reference SX 279 724, just to the north of Upton Cross, and together the two hamlets occupy a gentle corner of the parish of Linkinhorne. At Upton Cross stands St Paul’s Church, a mission chapel built in 1887 to serve the needs of the local mining community — a small but resonant reminder of the area’s industrial past. The setting, close to Caradon Hill, gives a sense of place shaped by both landscape and history; the road past links you to historic market towns while the church offers a focal point for the hamlet’s identity. For anyone exploring eastern Cornwall, Upton Cross provides a quiet, evocative stop where mining heritage and rural lanes meet beneath the slopes of Caradon Hill.