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West Overton is a village in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Marlborough. The River Kennet runs immediately north of the village, separating it from the A4 road. The parish had a population of 637 in the UK census of 2011. The parish elects a joint parish council with the adjacent parish of Fyfield; the council is named Fyfield and West Overton. Since 2009 it has been within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions. Until the 19th century (probably 1866) the parish of Overton had chapelries at Alton Priors and Fyfield, and tithings of East Overton, Lockeridge, Shaw, and West Overton. In the 19th century Alton and Fyfield became separate civil parishes while East Overton ceased to be used as a place name. The village of Shaw, southwest of West Overton, was apparently deserted in the 15th century; Lockeridge continues as a village in West Overton parish. A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Overton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
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Categories: Wiltshire, England | West Overton, Wiltshire, England | Elstub and Everleigh Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Marlborough Rural, Wiltshire, England | Marlborough and Ramsbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | Kennet District, Wiltshire, England | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England |