Jump to content

Overbury

Coordinates: 52°02′16″N 2°03′35″W / 52.03769°N 2.05973°W / 52.03769; -2.05973
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Doug butler (talk | contribs) at 14:23, 31 August 2018 (hatnote). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For people with the surname Overbury, see Overbury (surname).
Overbury
Cottages in Overbury
Overbury is located in Worcestershire
Overbury
Overbury
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO960377
Civil parish
  • Overbury
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBREDON
Postcode districtGL20
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°02′16″N 2°03′35″W / 52.03769°N 2.05973°W / 52.03769; -2.05973

Overbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Worcestershire in the district of Wychavon.

It is located midway between the towns of Evesham and Tewkesbury to the south of Bredon Hill. As Tewkesbury is the postal town addresses have a Gloucestershire post code.

The manor of Overbury was purchased by the banking family of Martin in the 18th century from the Parsons family, members of whom also owned neighbouring Kemerton Court. The Martins rebuilt Overbury Court in c.1740, and it is still occupied by their descendants in 2018.

In October 2014 Roman skeletons found at Overbury Primary School when extensions to the school were being built.[1] [2]

Conderton Camp

See also: History of Worcestershire § Iron Age

Conderton Camp, to the north of the village, is a scheduled monument.[3] It is an Iron Age camp, brought to a "violent end" by the Romans and left abandoned for most of the Romano-Britsh period.[4]

References

  1. ^ Connell, James Roman skeletons found in Worcestershire Worcester News 31.10.14 Accessed 5.11.14
  2. ^ Remains May Have Been Rural Roman Farmers Archaeology, Archaeological Institute of America Monday, 3.11.14 Accessed 6.11.14
  3. ^ Anon (2015). "Conderton Camp A Scheduled Monument in Overbury, Worcestershire". Ancient Monuments. Good Stuff. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ Thomas 2005, pp. 247–57

Sources

  • Thomas, Nicholas (2005). Conderton Camp, Worcestershire: A Small Middle Iron Age Hillfort on Bredon Hill. CBA Research Reports. Vol. 143 (Illustrated ed.). Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 9781902771502.

Media related to Overbury at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Worcestershire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Overbury&oldid=857410663"