Overstone, Northamptonshire
village and civil parish in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Overstone is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 650 people, increasing to 741 at the 2011 Census.
The villages name means 'Ufic's/Ofe's farm/settlement'.
The Church of St Nicholas Overstone
This church is now a chapel of ease in the parish of Sywell with Overstone.
Overstone, about four miles from Northampton and just off the A43 road to Kettering is a long linear village with the church of St Nicholas, built in 1807 and remodelled in 1903, standing in a field in Overstone Park a short walk from the village. The church constructed of Kingsthorpe Stone (grey sandstone with streaks of silty clay) was built by John Kipling and replaced the old dilapidated earlier one built at the beginning of the 13th century and situated further into the park in the deserted village of Overstone. During the medieval period of the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries Overstone village was a little further into the park beyond the current church. It was a village of 'modest size' and continued throughout the following centuries to be a small village owned by the resident Lord of the Manor. In 1672 the manor is described as having 14 farms and 15 cottages. It is likely that Henry Stratford, Lord of the Manor of Overstone moved the village into its current position sometime around the middle of the 18th century – Eyre's map of 1775 shows the village having moved with only the church and rectory standing in front of the manor house.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Overstone, Northamptonshire” as village and civil parish in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village and civil parish in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q936961. VIAF identifies the subject as 147049885. The Library of Congress control number is nr2005003394. Authority coordinates are 52.291, -0.821. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001, 2011, 1807 and 1903.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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