Overbury

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

Overbury

Cottages in Overbury
Overbury
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO960377
Civil parish
  • Overbury
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBREDON
Postcode districtGL20
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands

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]

References

Sources

  • Thomas, Nicholas (2005). Conderton Camp, Worcestershire: A Small Middle Iron Age Hillfort on Bredon Hill. CBA Research Reports. 143 (Illustrated ed.). Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 9781902771502.

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