Overton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
, England, south west of
Lancaster and south of
Morecambe between
Heysham
Heysham ( ) is a coastal town in Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations.
Demography
Administratively, Heysham is part of th ...
and the estuary of the
River Lune
The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.
Etymology
Several elucidations for the origin of the name ''Lune'' exist. Firstly, it may be that the name is Brittonic in genesis and der ...
. Neighbouring villages include
Middleton and
Sunderland Point;
Glasson is on the opposite side of the river. The parish had a population of 1,069 at the 2011 Census.
History
Overton was known as Oureton, when it was listed in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
. The village contains
St Helen's Church, which is claimed to be oldest church in Lancashire.
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.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Overton, Lancashire
References
External links
GENUKI pageHeysham Heritage Centre page
Villages in Lancashire
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster
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