Overthorpe, Northamptonshire
| Overthorpe | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP482409 |
| Location: | 52°3’53"N, 1°17’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 235 (2011) |
| Post town: | Banbury |
| Postcode: | OX17 |
| Dialling code: | 01295 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Northamptonshire |
| Website: | overthorpe.org.uk |
Overthorpe is a village in Northamptonshire, about two miles east of Banbury, the latter across the border in Oxfordshire. It has been called a part of the informal district of 'Banburyshire'.
The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 235.
The Jurassic Way long-distance footpath passes through the village.
History
The Manor House is 17th-century, with a Tudor Revival]] rear extension that was added about 1930.[1] The village has at least three other 17th-century houses and a 17th- or 18th-century barn.[2]
An open field system of farming prevailed in Overthorpe until the 18th century. Traces of ridge and furrow survive north of the village.
Overthorpe used to be part of the parish of Middleton Cheney, but its land tenure was linked with that of Warkworth. Parliament passed a single Inclosure Act for both Overthorpe and Warkworth in 1764.[3]
Church and chapel
There is no church in Overthorpe: it is in the Church of England parish of St Mary, Warkworth, whose 14th-century church is midway between the two villages.
Overthorpe had a nonconformist chapel, but it is now a private house.[4]
Outside links
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1371479: Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1293609: Barn west of the Old Well House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ RCHME 1982, pp. 101–102.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1293640: Chapel House (Grade II listing)