The Domesday Book survey of 1086 refers to Upton and a wood for 200 pigs, worth £15.

Upton took its name from its situation at the top of the slope from the river terrace — the various levels in the area having been formed in the Last Ice Age.

In the 19th century, it was a seat of the Burton family and was, up until March 2010, home to the Slough Observer newspaper.

The Mere is a 19th-century half-timbered building, built in 1887 by the grandson of Richard Bentley, is now the head office of the National Foundation for Educational Research.

[4] Friends of Herschel Park, a local conservation group, was created to manage the restoration, as well as to oversee the design and maintenance of the area.