Overthorpe, Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°03′53″N 1°17′49″W / 52.0647°N 1.2970°W / 52.0647; -1.2970

Overthorpe
Overthorpe  Overthorpe shown within Northamptonshire
Population	242
OS grid reference	SP4840
District	South Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Banbury
Postcode district	OX17
Dialling code	01295
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

See also: Overthorpe, West Yorkshire

Overthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire.

Over View

It forms part of the district of South Northamptonshire in its extreme west. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 242 inhabitants^[1] and the village had only and 70 houses in it by 2011^[2].

Overthorpe is less than two miles east of the Oxfordshire town of Banbury 70 houses in it by 2011^[3] so is in the area informally known as Banburyshire^{[citation needed]}. The village is south-east of junction 11 of the M40 motorway where it crosses the A422 road 70 houses in it by 2011^[4]. The Jurassic Way long distance footpath passes through Overthorpe.

Schools

There are 2 small schools in the village:

• Overthorpe Church of England Primary School ^[5].
• Overthorpe Preparatory School ^[6].

Churches

The village has a small church.

Also see

• History of Banbury
• Banburyshire
• Westminster Group

References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Overthorpe CP: Parish headcounts Retrieved 15 November 2009
2. ^ http://overthorpe.org.uk/
3. ^ http://overthorpe.org.uk/
4. ^ http://overthorpe.org.uk/
5. ^ http://www.thornhillparishchurch.org.uk/overthorpeceschoolandchi.htm
6. ^ http://www.overthorpe-school.co.uk/

External links

• Map sources for Overthorpe, Northamptonshire