Overton
Overton is a small village in south Shropshire, England. Overton lies west of the River Teme, 1.5 miles south of the town of Ludlow and close to the border with Herefordshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Overton, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ludlow Castle and Moor Park School.
Ludlow Castle
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ludlow Castle is a ruined mediaeval fortification in the town of Ludlow in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. Ludlow Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Overton.
Moor Park School
School
Moor Park school is a coeducational preparatory day and boarding school in the village of Richard's Castle, near Ludlow, England. It educates about 300 children and is located within the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashford Bowdler and Ludford.
Ashford Bowdler
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashford Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, near the county border with Herefordshire.
Ludford
Hamlet
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ludford is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish is situated adjacent to the market town of Ludlow and was, until 1895, partly in Herefordshire.
Richard’s Castle
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Richard's Castle is a village, castle and two civil parishes on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in England. The Herefordshire part of the parish had a population of 250 at the 2011 census, the Shropshire part, 424. Richard’s Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Overton.
Overton
- Category: locality
- Location: Richard’s Castle (Shropshire), Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.34403° or 52° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.72725° or 2° 43′ 38″ westElevation
390 feet (119 metres)Open location code
9C4V87VF+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2569950323OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Overton” goes by many names.
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