Overton Island
Overton Island is a residential area in Crossways, West Dorset District, England. Overton Island is situated nearby to the lake Wakeling Water, as well as near Mayers Wood Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Woodsford Castle and Parish Church of St Peter.
Woodsford Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodsford Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Overton Island.
Parish Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Peter is situated 1¼ miles west of Overton Island.
Moreton railway station
Railway station
Photo: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0.
Moreton railway station serves the villages of Moreton and Crossways in Dorset, England. It is operated by South Western Railway and is served by their trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth. The station is 130 miles 24 chains down the line from Waterloo. Moreton railway station is situated 2 miles east of Overton Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodsford and Osmington.
Woodsford
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodsford is a village and civil parish beside the River Frome, Dorset, England, about 4 miles east of the county town Dorchester. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 80. Woodsford is situated 1½ miles north of Overton Island.
Osmington
Village
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Osmington is a village and civil parish within Dorset, England, situated on the Jurassic Coast 4 miles north-east of Weymouth. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the small settlements of Upton, Ringstead and Osmington Mills—had a population of 673. Osmington is situated 3½ miles southwest of Overton Island.
Chaldon Herring
Village
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chaldon Herring or East Chaldon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, about 8 miles south-east of the county town of Dorchester. Chaldon Herring is situated 4 miles southeast of Overton Island.
Overton Island
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Crossways, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6914° or 50° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.35282° or 2° 21′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C2VMJRW+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1331716833OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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