In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oversley like this:
OVERSLEY, a hamlet in Arrow parish, Warwick; on the river Arrow, partly encompassing Alcester. Real property, £2, 674. Pop. in 1851, 337; in 1861, 295. Houses, 42 The Alcester workhouse is here; and, at the census of 1861, had 115 inmates.
Oversley through time
Oversley is now part of Stratford on Avon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stratford on Avon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oversley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oversley, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9250
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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