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Over, Tewkesbury

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Summary

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Over
country	England
region	South West England
static_image_name	File:River Severn near Over - geograph.org.uk - 1081092.jpg
static_image_caption	The River Severn at Over
os_grid_reference	SO813196
coordinates
post_town	GLOUCESTER
postcode_area	GL
postcode_district	GL2
dial_code	01452
civil_parish	Highnam
shire_district	Tewkesbury
shire_county	Gloucestershire
constituency_westminster	Tewkesbury

Over is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 2 mi west of Gloucester. It lies on the A40 road in the parish of Highnam, on the west bank of the River Severn. Over was historically a hamlet of the parish of Churcham. In 1935, it was transferred to the newly formed parish of Highnam.

The Farmers' Market, Over's most visible presence to drivers on the A40

The village is linked to Alney Island and Gloucester by Over Bridge, now a pedestrian bridge but until 1966 the lowest road crossing of the Severn. There was a bridge at Over, where a Roman road crossed the river, from ancient times. It was rebuilt several times, and the present bridge was built by Thomas Telford between 1826 and 1829.

basin]] of the [[Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal

The River Leadon joins the River Severn just to the north of the village. The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, opened in 1795 and closed in 1881, joined the Severn between the village and the confluence of the Leadon. The canal basin at Over was restored in 2000.

In 1903 a new infectious diseases hospital was opened at Over. It closed in 1991.

References

Cummings, Mark. (24 February 2011). "I say Over...you say Oooover".
[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15742 Victoria County History of Gloucestershire: Churcham]
[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42309 Victoria County History of Gloucestershire, vol. 4: Hospitals]

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