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Topographical Dictionary of England, Samuel Lewis - 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]