Overton, Lancashire

Human settlement in England

Overton

District

Lancaster

Lancashire

Region

North West

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Morecambe and Lunesdale

List of places: UK; England; Lancashire

54°00′54″N 2°51′36″W / 54.015°N 2.860°W / 54.015; -2.860

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]

References

^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Overton Parish (E04005198)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ Self, John (2008). The Land of the Lune. Drakkar Press Limited.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 8 June 2015.

External links

Media related to Overton, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons

GENUKI page
Heysham Heritage Centre page

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