▁well ▁as ▁modern ▁housing ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Tu pton ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Main ▁Line ▁passing ▁straight ▁through ▁it . ▁At ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁Station ▁New ▁Road , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁bridge ▁passing ▁over ▁the ▁track ▁into ▁North ▁Wing field , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Clay ▁Cross ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁that ▁Tu pton ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁settlement ▁since ▁way ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁times , ▁as ▁the ▁historic ▁Ry kn ield ▁Street ▁runs ▁directly ▁through ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁local ity ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁" Top et une " ▁and ▁" Tu ph ome ." ▁Tu pton ▁is ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁C . ▁Smith ▁New ▁Map ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁maps , ▁Tu pton ▁Mo or , ▁Tu pton ▁Over ▁Wood ▁and ▁Tu pton ▁Hall ▁are ▁shown . ▁ ▁Bomb ing ▁ra id ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁The ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁' the ▁Rec ' ▁once ▁held ▁a ▁l ido , ▁or ▁open - air ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁stream . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁several ▁houses ▁in ▁Tu pton ▁were ▁bom bed ▁by ▁fle eing ▁German ▁aircraft . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁houses ▁were ▁on ▁Ward ▁Street ▁and ▁others ▁are ▁now ▁demol ished ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁Community ▁Garden ▁is ▁now ▁located . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁ 1 1 ▁people ▁died