Overton, Lancashire
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Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Neighbouring villages include Middleton and Sunderland Point; Glasson is on the opposite side of the river. The parish had a population of 1,070 at the 2011 Census.[1]
History
Overton was known as Oureton, when it was listed in the Domesday Book. The village contains St Helen's Church, which is claimed to be oldest church in Lancashire.[2]
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name, stretching to Middleton and the surrounding area, had a population of 2,414 at the 2011 Census.[3]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Overton, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons
- GENUKI page
- Heysham Heritage Centre page
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& suburbs
- Abbeystead
- Abraham Heights
- Aldcliffe
- Arkholme
- Aughton
- Bank Houses
- Bare
- Bay Horse
- Bolton-le-Sands
- Borwick
- Cantsfield
- Caton
- Claughton
- Cockerham
- Conder Green
- Cowan Bridge
- Dolphinholme
- Ellel
- Galgate
- Glasson
- Gressingham
- Halton
- Heysham
- Hornby
- Ireby
- Lower Thurnham
- Melling
- Middleton
- Nether Burrow
- Nether Kellet
- Over Kellet
- Overton
- Poulton-le-Sands
- Priest Hutton
- Quernmore
- Scotforth
- Silverdale
- Skerton
- Slyne
- Stodday
- Sunderland
- Tatham
- Tewitfield
- Torrisholme
- Tunstall
- Upper Thurnham
- Warton
- Wennington
- Whittington
- Wray
- Yealand Conyers
- Yealand Redmayne
- Yealand Storrs
- Aldcliffe-with-Stodday
- Arkholme-with-Cawood
- Bolton-le-Sands
- Borwick
- Burrow-with-Burrow
- Cantsfield
- Carnforth
- Caton-with-Littledale
- Claughton
- Cockerham
- Ellel
- Gressingham
- Halton-with-Aughton
- Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
- Hornby-with-Farleton
- Ireby
- Leck
- Melling-with-Wrayton
- Middleton
- Morecambe
- Nether Kellet
- Over Kellet
- Over Wyresdale
- Overton
- Priest Hutton
- Quernmore
- Roeburndale
- Scotforth
- Silverdale
- Slyne-with-Hest
- Tatham
- Thurnham
- Tunstall
- Warton
- Wennington
- Whittington
- Wray-with-Botton
- Yealand Conyers
- Yealand Redmayne
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