Overton is a Village in the county of Hampshire.

Overton postcode: RG25 3JZ

Retail in Overton

There are great places to visit near Overton including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.

There are a several good cities in the Overton area like Portsmouth, and Winchester.

There are a number of villages near Overton including Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.

Lakes to visit near Overton include Southwick Park Lake.

There are a several good towns in the Overton area like Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.

Fort Blockhouse is one of Overton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Overton.

The area around Overton features a number of interesting shopping centres including The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay.

Overton has some unmissable airports nearby like Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.

Overton History

There are some historic monuments around Overton:

• Enclosures S of the Cowleys
• Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven Barrows
• The western of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill
• Abra Barrow
• Tidbury Ring
• Long barrow 650m south-east of Ridgeway Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m south east of Abra Barrow
• A bowl barrow on the southern spur of Beacon Hill
• Three round barrows near Bulls Bushes Farm
• Long barrow and adjacent bowl barrow 500m south-west of Twinley Manor
• Bowl barrow 150m north east of Thorn Down: one of the group known as Seven Barrows
• The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow at Kitson's Clumps
• Roman site NW of Woodgarston Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m north-east of Totford Farm
• Length of Roman road in Bradley Wood
• Long barrow 250m north-east of Upper Cranbourne Farm
• Large univallate hillfort at Beacon Hill
• Norsebury Ring hillfort
• A section of a linear earthwork south west of Great Litchfield Down
• Ring ditch 250m NNE of Thorn Down: part of the group known as Seven Barrows
• Round barrow 150yds (140m) E of The Hassock
• Bowl barrow 530m east of Abra Barrow
• Bowl barrow 730m south west of the unfinished hillfort on Ladle Hill
• Long barrow 250m south-east of Willesley Warren Farm
• A cross dyke and bowl barrow on the northern spur of Beacon Hill
• An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle Hill
• Two bowl barrows and a ring ditch 250m north east of Thorn Down: part of the group known as Seven Barrows
• Bowl barrow 100m east of Thorn Down: one of the group known as Seven Barrows
• Popham Beacons round barrow cemetery
• A bell barrow and a saucer barrow 315m ESE of the unfinished hillfort on Ladle Hill