Over, Cambridgeshire

Over
Over is located in Cambridgeshire
Over
Over
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population2,862 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL375703
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAMBRIDGE
Postcode districtCB24
Dialling code01954
Websiteovervillage.co.uk
List of places
UK
England
Cambridgeshire
52°18′50″N 0°00′58″E / 52.314°N 0.016°E / 52.314; 0.016

Over is a large village near the River Great Ouse in the English county of Cambridgeshire, just east of the prime meridian.

The parish covers an area of approximately 2,535 acres (1,026 ha). It is ten miles (16 km) east of the town of Huntingdon and is also ten miles (16 km) northwest from the city of Cambridge.

Over contains the basic village facilities, including a primary school, shop, one public house (the Admiral Vernon) and St. Mary's Church. In recent years, the village has expanded rapidly, with the inclusion of several housing estates, a community and conference centre and modern sporting facilities. An Over day centre was set up in 1989 by Pamela Cressey. The Over Community Centre was set up with National Lottery funding of almost £1 million in 1999.

Over is mentioned in the poem "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester", by Rupert Brooke.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 July 2016.