Okeover in 1859

OAKOVER (ALL SAINTS), a parish, in the N. division of the hundred of TOTMONSLOW and of the county of STAFFORD, 2 miles (N.W. by W.) from Ashbourn; 
containing 67 inhabitants.

The living is a donative; net income, £20; patron, H. F. Okeover, Esq. The church is a small ancient structure, completely overgrown with ivy, eglantine, and roses. In the park are several tumuli, and in the neighbourhood a square intrenchment, all supposed to be of Roman origin. . 

 

[Description(s) from The Topographical Dictionary of England (1859) by Samuel Lewis - Transcribed by Mike Harbach ©2020]