Meanings
plural Overtons
- A number of places in the United Kingdom:
- countableuncountableA former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, merged into Malpas civil parish in 2015.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Ashover parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3462).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Arlingham parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7210).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5149).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4358).
- countableuncountableA small village and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5555).
- countableuncountableA small village in Richard's Castle parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5072).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2628).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Checkley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0438).
- countableuncountableA village next to Middlestown, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2516).
- countableuncountableA hamlet near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9864).
- countableuncountableA suburb of Greenock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2675).
- countableuncountableA hamlet near Port Eynon, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4685).
- countableuncountableA village and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales, historically in a detached part of Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ3741).
Synonyms: Overton-on-Dee
- countableA habitational surname from Old English.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
- countableuncountableA community in Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wayne County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- countableuncountableA city in Rusk County and Smith County, Texas.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA village and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales, historically in a detached part of Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ3741).
Origin
- Old Englishōfer“riverbank”
- EnglishOverton
From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Overton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Overton
“Overton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Overton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Overton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Overton.
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