Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Overthorpe, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Overthorpe map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Overthorpe |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.062866 |
| Longitude | -1.298250 |
| Place Type | Village |
Overthorpe rests in the gentle embrace of Northamptonshire's rolling fields. It lies 2.4 km east of Banbury (from Banbury: bearing 88°T, OS grid SP 482 407), and is situated south-west of Middleton Cheney village. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a whisper of the surrounding agricultural land that has sustained this place for generations, its fields stretching out like a rumpled quilt under the vast, pale sky. The ancient stone of its few dwellings, weathered by countless seasons, speaks of a quiet endurance, a continuity that anchors Overthorpe against the passage of time. A subtle beauty unfurls in the way sunlight catches the lichen on boundary walls, lending a soft, green patina to the old stone. Though small, Overthorpe holds a grounded presence, a place where the land and its history are not so much recorded as deeply felt.
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Explore Overthorpe, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.062866, -1.298250. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |