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Overbury
Location within Worcestershire
Population283 
OS grid reference SO960377
Civil parish
  • Overbury
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BREDON
Postcode district GL20
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52°02′16″N2°03′35″W / 52.03769°N 2.05973°W / 52.03769; -2.05973 Coordinates: 52°02′16″N2°03′35″W / 52.03769°N 2.05973°W / 52.03769; -2.05973

Overbury is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, midway between Evesham and Tewkesbury south of Bredon Hill.

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The manor of Overbury was purchased by the banking family of Martin in the 18th century from the Parsons family, members of whom also owned neighbouring Kemerton Court. The Martins rebuilt Overbury Court in c.1740, and it is still occupied by their descendants in 2018.

In 2014, Roman skeletons were found at Overbury Primary School when extensions to the school were being built. [1] [2]

Conderton Camp

Conderton Camp, to the north of the village, is a scheduled monument. [3] It is an Iron Age camp, brought to a "violent end" by the Romans and left abandoned for most of the Romano-British period. [4]

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References

  1. Connell, James Roman skeletons found in Worcestershire Worcester News 31.10.14 Accessed 5.11.14
  2. Remains May Have Been Rural Roman Farmers Archaeology, Archaeological Institute of America Monday, 3.11.14 Accessed 6.11.14
  3. Anon (2015). "Conderton Camp A Scheduled Monument in Overbury, Worcestershire". Ancient Monuments. Good Stuff. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. Thomas 2005 , pp. 247–57

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