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OVERTON HALL, a seat in Ashover parish, Derby; 3¼ miles N E of Matlock. It belonged once to Sir Joseph Banks; belongs now to Dr. John Bright; and is a large and handsome mansion.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Ashover CP/Tn/AP Derbyshire AncC |
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