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Overton, Hampshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Overton, Hampshire

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Overton, Hampshire history

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Earliest origins

The area around Overton has been inhabited for millennia with evidence of Stone Age, Bronze Age and Celtic occupation scattered across the parish and surrounding countryside. Evidence of tumuli at Popham Beacons at the southern tip of the parish; Abra Barrow on the boundary south west of Overton.

10th to 15th century

The development of the village began in earnest during the 10th century when Frithstan, the Bishop of Winchester, was granted “Uferantun” by King Edward the Elder. Overton developed over the next century and by the time of the Doomsday Book the settlement included a large number of dwellings, the Church of St Mary and several corn mills. By the 12th century Overton was a significant location with a royal residence, Tidgrove Kings House, being developed just north of Overton. In 1246 Henry III granted a fair on the “eve, feast and morrow of St. Thomas of Canterbury” which can be considered as the first “official” sheep fair.

Tudor to Georgian expansion

By the start of the 16th century a period of growth was established with expansion westward along the River Test. In 1587 the Court of Chancery deemed that Overton should lose its charter as a town ‘through neglect’ and it reverted to being a village. A significant impact on Overton was the development of papermaking within the area by Henry Portal a French Huguenot who took the lease on Bere Mill, between Overton and Whitchurch, in 1712.

Victorian Age

The major impact on the village in the Victorian era was the arrival of the railways. The London and South Western Railway opened the West of England Main Line and Overton railway station in 1854. The railway caused problems for the local inns and the New Inn, which had only been built in 1770 was sold and demolished in 1860.

Overton, Hampshire geography / climate

The civil parish of Overton covers an area seven miles north to south (from Polhampton to the A303) and two and a half miles east to west (Ashe Park Lodge to Southington Lodge at Laverstoke Park) The north of the parish is in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Test is a chalk stream world-famous for its trout fishing.

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Best Overton, Hampshire places to visit

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Overton, Hampshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Overton, Hampshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Overton, Hampshire’s information audio spots:

St Nicholas Church, Freefolk St Nicholas Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Freefolk, Hampshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The church stands to the south of the B3400 road and the River Test, some 2 miles east of Whitchurch.

St Mary’s Church, Laverstoke St Mary’s Church, Laverstoke, Hampshire was built in 1896 to designs of John Loughborough Pearson. It was constructed in flint with Bath stone dressings. It has a steeple on the south side containing a chapel.

Overton United F.C. Overton United Football Club is based in Overton, near Basingstoke in Hampshire. They currently play in the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association.

Laverstoke Park Farm Laverstoke Park Farm is a farm near Overton, Hampshire, England, owned by 1979 Formula One World Champion, Jody Scheckter.

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