Uplyme is an English village and civil parish in East Devon on the Devon-Dorset border and the River Lym, adjacent to the Dorset coastal town of Lyme Regis.
[3] The parish of Uplyme has one of the largest boundaries in England—in excess of 16 miles (26 km), the area of the village being approximately 3,618 acres (14.64 km2).
The earliest recorded reference to the parish was in AD740 when Cynewulf, King of Wessex gifted the manor of Uplyme to Glastonbury Abbey.
The Black Dog and The New Inn public houses have closed, leaving just the Talbot Arms which has reduced in size from two to one bars, has accommodation and serves food.
[7] A 5.5 km footpath at the rear of the Talbot Arms follows the river Lym down to Lyme Regis[8] Uplyme has a number of buildings that are "listed", some examples are :-