| Overthorpe | |
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Overthorpe
Overthorpe shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 242 |
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| 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 | |
Overthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire.
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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 . 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.
There are 2 small schools in the village:
The village has a small church.