It is situated on higher ground, 0.5 miles (800 m) to the north of the parent village of Woolhampton.

Both the Grade II listed parish church of St Peter[1] and the village school are located in Upper Woolhampton.

[2] Also in the village is the Grade II* listed Woolhampton House,[3] now occupied by Elstree School, a preparatory school that relocated to Woolhampton from Elstree during the Second World War.

[2][5] Upper Woolhampton is part of the civil parish of Woolhampton, and lies in the West Berkshire unitary authority district and the Newbury parliamentary constituency.

[2][6] Media related to Upper Woolhampton at Wikimedia Commons