Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Overton

Overton, a village in Dreghorn parish, Ayrshire, adjacent to the Kilmarnock and Irvine railway, 3¼ miles E of Irvine. Pop. (1871) 308, (1881) 413.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Dreghorn Parish       Ayrshire County

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