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Survey of English Place-Names

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Overton, Overton Hall & Overton Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • Overton 1283 Cl
  • le Overton 1351 Chamb
  • Owerton 1599 Sheaf
  • Overtowne 1611 Chol
  • Overtown 1656 Orm2
  • Overton Hill 1684 Chol
  • Overton Scar 1819 Orm2

Etymology

Overton, Overton Hall & Overton Hill (109–525770), Overton 1283 Cl et freq , le Overton 1351 Chamb, Owerton 1599 Sheaf, Overtowne 1611Chol , Overtown 1656 Orm2, Overton Hill 1684Chol , Overton Scar 1819 Orm2, 'the higher hamlet', from uferra , tūn , toun , with hyll , sker , hall . Overton was originally the hamlet at the parish church, and the hill ascended by Church St. 222supra was mons Sancti Laurentii Martiri 1300–7AddCh , 'St Lawrence's hill'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name