In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Overs like this:
OVERS, a hundred in the S of Salop; bounded, on the S, by Worcestershire; and containing Bitterley parish, and five other parishes. Acres, 9, 888. Pop. in 1851, 1, 485; in 1861, 2, 615. Houses, 522.
Overs through time
Overs is now part of South Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Overs itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Overs in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20857
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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