In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Overton like this:
OVERTON, a village, a township, and a chapelry, in Lancaster parish, Lancashire. The village stands on the river Lune, within the peninsula between it and the sea, 2½ miles N N E of the river's month, and 3½ S W of Lancaster r. station; and occupies the site of a Roman settlement. ...
The township contains also the hamlets of Sunderland and Saltmarshes, and bears the name of Overton and Sunderland. Acres, 6, 314. Real property, £2,042. Pop. in 1851, 334; in 1861, 305. Houses, 67. The property is divided chiefly between two. The chapelry is conterminate with the township. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £155. Patron, the Vicar of Lancaster. The church is ancient and has an open turret.
Overton through time
Overton is now part of Lancaster district. Click here for graphs and data of how Lancaster has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Overton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Overton, in Lancaster and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10745
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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