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The village of burton overy leicestershire
Burton Overy is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about nine miles south-east of Leicester city centre, and not far from Great Glen. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 289., increasing at the 2011 census to 440 (including Little Stretton).
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- The village of burton overy leicestershire
- Map of Burton Overy Leicester UK
- Burton overy christmas tree festival 2009
- History
- References
Map of Burton Overy, Leicester, UK
In the year 2000, within the civil Parish, it has a population of 293 living in 129 households, eight working farms, a pub (The Bell), a new village hall and a thriving church community based in St. Andrew’s Church.
Burton overy christmas tree festival 2009
History
A brief history of the village, undertaken to mark the new Millennium, spans many different aspects of life in this small Leicestershire village over the past 1000 years, and records some of the changes which have taken place.
One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book, where it is listed amongst the lands given to Hugh de Grandmesnil by the King.