Over, Gloucestershire
| Over | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 The River Severn at Over | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO813196 |
| Location: | 51°52’26"N, 2°16’16"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Gloucester |
| Postcode: | GL2 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Tewkesbury |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tewkesbury |
Over is a village in Gloucestershire, two miles west of the city of Gloucester. It lies on the A40 road in the civil parish of Highnam, on the west bank of the River Severn. Over was historically a hamlet of the ancient parish of Churcham.
The village is linked to Alney Island and Gloucester by Over Bridge, now a pedestrian bridge but until 1966 the lowest road crossing of the Severn. There was a bridge at Over, where a Roman road crossed the river, from ancient times. It was rebuilt several times, and the present bridge was built by Thomas Telford between 1826 and 1829.[1]
The River Leadon joins the River Severn just to the north of the village. The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, opened in 1795 and closed in 1881, joined the Severn between the village and the confluence of the Leadon. The canal basin at Over was restored in 2000.
In 1903 a new infectious diseases hospital was opened at Over.[2] It closed in 1991.
During living memory the traditional pronunciation of Over is /ʊ̈vɝ/ oo vurr [3]
Gallery
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The Farmers' Market, Over's most visible presence to drivers on the A40 -
The basin of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Over, Gloucestershire) |
- ↑ A History of the County of Gloucester - Volume 10 pp 11-17: Churcham (Victoria County History)
- ↑ A History of the County of Gloucester - Volume 4 pp 269-275: Hospitals (Victoria County History)
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/markcummings/2011/02/i_say_overyou_say_oooooover.html