Overton, Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°20′38″N 2°43′37″W / 52.344°N 2.727°W

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Overton
Overton House
Overton Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SO504720
Civil parish	Richard's Castle (Shropshire)
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUDLOW
Postcode district	SY8
Dialling code	01584

Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	Ludlow
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°20′38″N 2°43′37″W / 52.344°N 2.727°W / 52.344; -2.727

Overton is a small village in south Shropshire, England.

Overton lies west of the River Teme, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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 of Richard's Castle (Shropshire), the village to its south.

In the Domesday Book it is recorded as the manor of Avretone, which included Richard's Castle. This manor at the time was recorded as belonging to the hundred of Cutestornes,^[1] a hundred of Herefordshire. Around the time of Henry I (1100-1139) the hundreds of Shropshire were greatly reformed and the hundred of Munslow was created; this hundred took in Overton.

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