Overton, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Overton House (geograph 4451591).jpg
Static Image Caption:Overton House
Coordinates:52.344°N -2.727°W
Official Name:Overton
Civil Parish:Richard's Castle (Shropshire)
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Ludlow
Post Town:LUDLOW
Postcode District:SY8
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01584
Os Grid Reference:SO504720

Overton is a small village in south Shropshire, England.

Overton lies west of the River Teme, 1.5miles south of the town of Ludlow and close to the border with Herefordshire. The B4361 (until 1979 the A49) road runs through. It is in the civil parish of Richard's Castle (Shropshire), the village to its south.

In the Domesday Book it is recorded as the manor of Avretone, which included Richard's Castle. This manor at the time was recorded as belonging to the hundred of Cutestornes,[1] a hundred of Herefordshire. Around the time of Henry I (1100-1139) the hundreds of Shropshire were greatly reformed and the hundred of Munslow was created; this hundred took in Overton.

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  1. http://www.augustinianknowledge.com/richardscastle/charters.htm Augustinian Knowledge