It is on the Leicestershire and Warwickshire border west of Shenton and south-east of Sibson.

Upton is a ribbon development with a mixture of Georgian, Victorian and more modern properties along Main Road.

[3] In 1745, George Chapman following the work of Robert Bakewell (farmer) started a Longhorn cattle herd in Upton that proved prize winning and influential over the development of the breed during this period.

The Chapman family continued breeding Longhorns into the mid 19th century[4] Red Leicestershire cheese is made in Upton by the Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Co.

Sparkenhoe was the name of one of the Longhorn bulls bred by the Chapman family.