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Overton (Richards Castle), Shropshire

Historical Description

Overton, a township in Richards Castle parish, Salop, 2½ miles S by W of Ludlow. Overton House is the seat of the Betton family.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySalop 
Civil parishRichard's Castle 
HundredMunslow 
Poor Law unionLudlow 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Overton (Richards Castle) from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Shropshire (Salop) is available to browse.


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.