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Overton

Overton-on-Dee

Overton or Overton-on-Dee is a village and community in , . A former borough and market town, it is situated close to the Welsh-English border on the edge of an escarpment that winds its way around the course of the , from which Overton-on-Dee derives its name.
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  • Type: Village with 965 residents
  • Description: small town and community in Wrexham county borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Overton”, “Overton (community)”, “Overton on Dee”, “Overton, Wrexham”, and “Owrtyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include White Horse Public House, High Street (E Side) and Church of St Hilary.

Pub
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Outwivcamera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Dunawd's Church, is in the village of , , Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building. The church is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Dee Valley, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. is situated 2½ miles north of Overton-on-Dee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erbistock and Knolton.

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , . The village lies on the banks of the . The community area, governed by Community Council also includes the small villages of Crabtree Green and Eyton; it had a total population of 409 at the 2001 census, falling to 383 at the 2011 Census.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , , close to the border with , . It is in Overton parish, and is 5½ miles ENE of Chirk. is situated 1½ miles south of Overton-on-Dee.

Village
is a village and community in , , on the banks of the . Until 1974 it was in the exclave of Flintshire known as the Maelor Saesneg, and from 1974 to 1996 in the county of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Overton-on-Dee.

Overton-on-Dee

Latitude
52.96984° or 52° 58′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.93447° or 2° 56′ 4″ west
Population
965
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
9C4VX398+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 246224315
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640764
Wiki­data ID
Q7114024
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Overton-on-Dee” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Overton-on-Dee”
  • Basque: “Overton”
  • Breton: “Owrtyn”
  • Catalan: “Overton”
  • Cebuano: “Overton”
  • Chinese: “Overton-on-Dee”
  • Cornish: “Owrtyn”
  • Dutch: “Overton”
  • Esperanto: “Overton”
  • Esperanto: “Owrtyn”
  • French: “Overton-on-Dee”
  • French: “Overton”
  • Galician: “Owrtyn”
  • German: “Overton”
  • Indonesian: “Overton”
  • Indonesian: “Owrtyn”
  • Irish: “Owrtyn”
  • Korean: “오버톤브릿지”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Overton-on-Dee”
  • Scots: “Owrtyn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Owrtyn”
  • Slovenian: “Overton”
  • Spanish: “Overton”
  • Swedish: “Overton, Wrexham”
  • Swedish: “Overton”
  • Welsh: “Owrtyn”
  • Welsh: “Wrtyn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Overton and Queensbridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary the Virgin and Overton Methodist Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Overton-on-Dee”. Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.