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Places

Canada

Overton, Nova Scotia Yarmouth, officially named the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, is a district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. The district municipality ...

United Kingdom

* Overton, Aberdeen, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

* Overton, Frodsham, a

in Cheshire *

Overton, Malpas Overton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Malpas, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 68. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 and merged into Ma ...

, Cheshire * Overton, Gloucestershire, a hamlet in the parish of

Arlingham Arlingham is a village and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 410, increasing to 459 at the 2011 census (226 males, 233 females with 176 Households). The parish contai ...

Overton, Greenock Overton is an area in the suburbs of Greenock, Inverclyde. Overton offers excellent views across the River Clyde and suburban Greenock Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council ...

, Inverclyde *

Overton, Hampshire Overton is a large village and parish in Hampshire, England located west of the town of Basingstoke, and east of Andover and Whitchurch. The village contains smaller hamlets of Southington, Northington, Ashe, Polhampton, and Quidhampton, the l ...

Overton, Lancashire 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 ...

Overton, North Yorkshire Overton is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of York. The population of civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish o ...

Overton, Shropshire Overton is a small village in south Shropshire, England. Overton lies west of the River Teme, 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 ...

* Overton, Staffordshire, a

Overton, Swansea The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ...

Overton, West Yorkshire Overton is a village between Wakefield and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately south-west of Wakefield, south of Ossett, west of Netherton and 4 miles south-west of Horbury. Overton is conjoined at ...

* Overton, a settlement in

Cunninghamhead, Perceton and Annick Lodge Cunninghamhead is a hamlet in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the centre of the lands of Cunninghamhead, Perceton and Annick Lodge in Cunninghame. This mainly rural area is noted for its milk and cheese production and the Ayrshire, Cunninghame or ...

, Ayrshire * Overton, an area of

Halfway, South Lanarkshire Halfway is a largely suburban area in the town of Cambuslang, Scotland, located within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. It borders the smaller areas of Lightburn, Cairns, Flemington, Drumsagard and Hallside. Halfway is the largest ...

Overton Down Overton Down Experimental Earthwork (often referred to simply as Overton Down) is a long-term project in experimental archaeology in Wiltshire, England. In 1960 an earthwork was built to simulate such ancient structures. Various objects were pl ...

, an experimental archaeology site * Overton or Overton-on-Dee, Wrexham *

Cold Overton Cold Overton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is close to the border with Rutland, and approximately west from the market and county t ...

, Leicestershire *

Market Overton Market Overton is a village on the northern edge of the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish (including Teigh) was 494 at the 2001 census, increasing to 584 at the 2011 census. History The village' ...

, Rutland *

West Overton West Overton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Marlborough. The river Kennet runs immediately north of the village, separating it from the A4 road. The parish includes the village of Lockeridge, al ...

, Wiltshire

United States

Overton, Missouri Overton is an unincorporated community in northeast Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is adjacent to the south edge of the Missouri River floodplain. Missouri Route 98 passes through the community and I-70 Interstate ...

Overton, Nebraska Overton is a village in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lexington, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 594 at the 2010 census. History Overton got its start following construction of the Union ...

Overton, Nevada Overton is a community that is part of the unincorporated town of Moapa Valley in Clark County, Nevada. Overton is on the north end of Lake Mead. It is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport. History Overton was originally settle ...

Overton, Ohio Overton is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Overton was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United Stat ...

Overton, Texas Overton is a city in Rusk and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Overton lies in two counties as well as two metropolitan areas. The Rusk County portion of the city is part of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Smi ...

Overton, Virginia Overton is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Ap ...

Overton County, Tennessee Overton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,511. Its county seat is Livingston. Overton County is part of the Cookeville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History On May 10, ...

Overton Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Overton Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 247 at the 2010 census. Geography Overton Township is located in southern Bradford County and is bordered b ...

West Overton, Pennsylvania West Overton is located approximately southeast of Pittsburgh, in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is on PA 819 between the towns of Mount Pleasant and Scottdale. Its latitude is 40.117N and its lo ...

Other

Overton (name) Notable people with the name Overton include: Surname * Al Overton, Jr., American sound engineer * Anthony Overton (1865–1946), American banker and manufacturer * Ben Overton (1926–2012), Chief Justice for the Florida Supreme Court * Bo Overt ...

, including a list of people with the name * Overton Formation, England *

Overton Islands (Nevada) The Overton Islands are a small chain of islands in Lake Mead, Nevada, in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated b ...

, United States *

Overton Period The Overton Period is the name given by archaeologist Colin Burgess to a division of prehistory in Britain covering the period between 2000 BC and 1650 BC. It follows the Mount Pleasant Period and precedes the Bedd Branwen Period, and is named ...

in British archaeology *

Overton Prize The ISCB Overton Prize is a Awards in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, computational biology prize awarded annually for outstanding accomplishment by a scientist in the early to mid stage of his or her career. Laureates have made significan ...

in computational biology *

Overton window The Overton window is the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. It is also known as the window of discourse. Background The term is named after American policy analyst Joseph Overton, who stat ...

, a concept in political theory *

USS Overton (DD-239) USS ''Overton'' (DD-239/APD–23) was a United States Navy ''Clemson''-class destroyer and high-speed transport that saw service during World War II. Namesake Macon C. Overton was born on 18 August 1890 in Union Point, Georgia. Captain Over ...

, a World War II US Navy destroyer

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