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Listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Optone and being in the possession of Earl Hugh of Chester,
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Including the hamlet of Upton Heath, Upton by Chester was formerly a township within the parishes of St. Mary on the Hill and St. Oswald, Broxton Hundred. Upton by Chester as we know it today started when the railway was built in the mid 1800s. Gentlemen's country houses were built and provided employment other than traditional rural jobs. Initially ribbon development but then housing estates were built as more people moved out of the overcrowded city. Following the post World War II building boom there is now little development land left. A permanent military presence was established with the completion of Dale Barracks in 1938 at nearby Moston.

One building of particular interest is Upton Mill, a five storeyed brick windmill which is a Grade II listed building. Built circa 1775 this was a full working flour mill with outhouses, yard and orchard. The wind sails were removed in the early 1920s when electricity was installed. The mill closed in 1953 and remained uninhabited until 1979 when it was sold and converted as a private residence. Renovation was completed in 1988. Oakfield Manor and its stable block, now in the grounds of Chester Zoo, are both designated Grade II listed buildings. Estimated to be over two hundred years old, the last remaining communal water pump in Upton by Chester is on Heath Road. The pump was used up to the end of the nineteenth century, but in the early years of World War II was temporarily brought back into use. The well has since been covered over.

Upton has four churches; one Baptist, one United Reformed Church, one Catholic (St Columba's), and the Anglican Church of the Holy Ascension.

Upton by Chester is within the City of Chester parliamentary constituency. An electoral ward in the name of Upton exists, within the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. This unitary authority replaced both Chester City Council and Cheshire County Council on 1 April 2009. Upton by Chester is a civil parish, combining with nearby Bache and Moston to form a joint parish council. Upton by Chester is twinned with Arradon.

There are four primary schools in Upton by Chester; namely Acresfield Academy, Mill View Primary School, Upton Heath Church of England Primary School (formerly known as Upton Manor) and Upton Westlea Primary School. Upton by Chester High School is a co educational state secondary school established in 1968.

The Countess of Chester Hospital is the principal NHS general hospital and accident & emergency department for the city of Chester and the surrounding area. Chester Zoo opened in 1931 and is now one of the largest zoos in the United Kingdom. In and around Upton by Chester there are several shopping areas, including Bache, Upton Heath and Weston Grove. In the vicinity there are at least four pubs, including the Race Horse, the Frog, the Mill@Upton (formerly the Egerton Arms Hotel) and The Wheatsheaf Inn. Other local amenities include a Royal British Legion Club, the Upton by Chester Golf Club, a bowling green and a village hall.

Bache railway station, less than a mile from Upton village centre at Bache, is on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network. It opened in January 1984, replacing Upton by Chester railway station on Liverpool Road. The Chester to Ellesmere Port section of the A41 trunk road passes through the area, separating the areas of Upton and Upton Heath. Further west is the A5116 (Liverpool Road), which joins the A41 at Moston, immediately to the north of Upton by Chester.