Over
Early-attested site in the Parish of Highnam
Historical Forms
- under Ofre ad Gleawe cestre 804 BCS313 11th
- Ouere, Over(e) 12,13 Glouc 1248 Ass 1315 Ipm 1652 ParlSurv
- Uuere 1248 Ass
- Oure c.1250 GlR 1301 Pat 1326 FF
Etymology
Over, under Ofre ad Gleawe cestre 804 (11th) BCS 313, Ouere , Over (e )12, 13 Glouc (freq ), 1248Ass , 1315 Ipmet passim to 1652ParlSurv , Uuere 1248Ass , Oure c. 1250 GlR, 1301 Pat, 1326FF . v. ofer 2 , ufer , 'slope, bank'. The place lies at the end of an elevated tongue of land between the Leadon and the Severn.