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1485-1750

This article describes how the Anglo-Saxon manor of Overton included the valley of the River Test for habitation, pasture and mills as well as chal

This article describes how the Anglo-Saxon manor of Overton included the valley of the River Test for habitation, pasture and mills as well as chal

These wills from Gloucestershire Archives have been transcribed for VCH Gloucestershire by Judy Kimber.

These wills from Gloucestershire Archives have been transcribed for VCH Gloucestershire by Judy Kimber.

In 1686, the Overton vestry authorised a poor-house in the parish, which continued until the rapidly rising costs of poor relief resulted in a new

Period: 
Early Modern (1485-1750)

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