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Overton

UK/ˈəʊvətən/US/ˈoʊvɚtən/

Overton proper noun: a suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).

overton: a suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277)
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Proper noun

Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons)

  1. A suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).
  2. A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, merged into Malpas civil parish in 2015.
  3. A hamlet in Ashover parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3462).
  4. A hamlet in Arlingham parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7210).
  5. A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5149).
  6. A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4358).
  7. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5555).
  8. A small village in Richard's Castle parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5072).
  9. A hamlet in West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2628).
  10. A hamlet in Checkley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0438).
  11. A village next to Middlestown, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2516).
  12. A hamlet near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9864).
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  1. A hamlet near Lybster, Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2836).
  2. A suburb of Greenock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2675).
  3. A hamlet near Port Eynon, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4685).
  4. A village and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales, historically in a detached part of Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ3741).
    Synonyms:
    Overton-on-Dee
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri.
  7. A village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
  8. A community in Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada.
  9. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Ohio.
  10. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A city in Rusk County and Smith County, Texas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Synonyms of Overton

  • Overton-on-Dee

Forms of Overton

pluralOvertons

Origin of Overton

From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Overton

Phrases with Overton

Questions about Overton

What does Overton mean?
Overton means a suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).
What part of speech is Overton?
Overton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Overton?
Overton is pronounced /ˈoʊvɚtən/ (US).

Words near Overton in the dictionary

  1. overtoil
  2. overtoiled
  3. overtoiling
  4. overtoils
  5. overtold
  6. Overton
  7. Overton County
  8. Overton window
  9. Overton windows
  10. overtone
  11. overtone singing

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