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.

Overton's best nearby cities can be found at Portsmouth, and Winchester.

Overton's best nearby villages can be found at Southwick, and Milford-on-Sea.

Lakes to visit near Overton include Southwick Park Lake.

Don't miss Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton's towns if visiting the area around Overton.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Overton including Fort Blockhouse.

Overton's best nearby shopping centres can be found at 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:

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