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Over, Tewkesbury

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38: 381: 54: 404: 61: 233: 377:. In 1935, it was transferred to the newly formed parish of Highnam. There is some debate on the correct pronunciation of the name, with some preferring /ɒvɝ/ (oo-vurr) and others stating that it should be pronounced as /ʊ̈vɝ/ (o-vurr). 396:, now a pedestrian bridge but until 1966 the lowest road crossing of the Severn. There was a bridge at Over, where a Roman road crossed the river, from ancient times. It was rebuilt several times, and the present bridge was built by 273: 137: 257: 92: 426:, opened in 1795 and closed in 1881, joined the Severn between the village and the confluence of the Leadon. The canal basin at Over was restored in 2000. 423: 412: 281: 250: 219: 53: 493: 245: 317: 309: 299: 262: 207: 173: 37: 85: 238: 17: 447: 380: 16:
This article is about the village near Gloucester. For the village near Almondsbury in South Gloucestershire, see
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In 1903 a new infectious diseases hospital was opened at Over. It closed in 1991.
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The Farmers' Market, Over's most visible presence to drivers on the A40
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Victoria County History of Gloucestershire, vol. 4: Hospitals
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joins the River Severn just to the north of the village. The
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Over, South Gloucestershire

Over is located in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
OS grid reference
SO813196
Civil parish
Highnam
District
Tewkesbury
Shire county
Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
GL2
Dialling code
Police
Gloucestershire
Fire
Gloucestershire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
Tewkesbury
UK

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