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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Overton, parl. bor. and par., in detached part of Flintshire, near river Dee, 4½ miles NW. of Ellesmere, 4467 ac., pop. 1131; P.O., T.O. Overton was once a market town, and still has fairs. Traces of the castle built by Madoc ap Meredydd, Prince of Powis, still exist. Overton is one of the Flint District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returns 1 member.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Overton CP/Tn Flintshire AncC |
| Place: | Overton |
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