Overton
Ward in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.025, -2.878 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 42 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01524 (Lancaster) |
Overton is a residential ward on the outskirts of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It sits between the urban centre and the surrounding rolling countryside, offering a mix of Victorian and later housing, small local shops and schools, and easy access to walking routes into the nearby Lune valley.
Locally the area feels community-focused, with active residents’ groups, pubs and sports clubs anchoring social life; economically it largely functions as a commuter and local-service neighbourhood connected to Lancaster’s historic centre. Its character still shows rural roots in former farm buildings and older terraces alongside more modern developments, giving the ward a quietly mixed historic and suburban feel.
Postcode districts covering Overton
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Blackburn 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Blackpool 14.9 miles24 km
- Morecambe 3.1 miles5 km
- Lancaster 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Lytham St. Anne's 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Leyland 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Kendal 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Fleetwood 9.9 miles16 km
- Poulton-le-Fylde 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Heysham 1.6 miles2.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Middleton Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Overton Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Heysham South Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Heysham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Heysham Central Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Heaton-with-Oxcliffe Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Heysham North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Aldcliffe-with-Stodday Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Thurnham Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Westgate Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- West End Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Scotforth West Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Overton
LA3 3JU, LA3 3JJ, LA3 3RW, LA3 3NU, LA3 2UU, LA3 3ES, LA3 2UP, LA3 3JL, LA3 3EY … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 47.8 miles76.9 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 50.7 miles81.6 km
- Heysham Port Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Morecambe Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels in Overton Ad
Schools in Overton
- Overton St Helen's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Globe Arena Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ashton Hall Estate 3 miles4.9 km
- Lancaster University University 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Holker Hall Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Claughton Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Holker Street Stadium 16 miles25.7 km
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Underley Hall Estate 17 miles27.4 km