Overton
Sign in to saveOverton () or Overton-on-Dee is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. A former borough and market town, it is situated close to the Welsh-English border on the edge of an escarpment that winds its way around the course of the River Dee, from which Overton-on-Dee derives its name.
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Place details
- Locality
- Overton
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 965
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Owrtyn
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Clwyd South
- UK place.official_name
- Overton
- UK place.community_wales
- Overton
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Wrexham
- UK place.population
- 1,382
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Clwyd
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Wrexham
- UK place.post_town
- WREXHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- LL13
- UK place.postcode_area
- LL
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Owrtyn
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Wrexham County Borough
- Population
- +1382
- Image
- High Street, Overton - geograph.org.uk - 4144028.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- St Mary the Virgin Church and its yew trees
- Buildings and heritage
- Governance
- Recreation
- People
- References
- External links
Overton () or Overton-on-Dee is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. A former borough and market town, it is situated close to the Welsh-English border on the edge of an escarpment that winds its way around the course of the River Dee, from which Overton-on-Dee derives its name.
The community of Overton, which also includes the village of Lightwood Green and a number of small hamlets including Knolton, had a total population of 1,276 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,382 at the 2011 Census.