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Cold Overton is a village in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated close to the border with Rutland, and approximately west from the market town of Oakham, and south-west of the A606 road. The village forms part of the civil parish of Knossington. Cold Overton is listed in the ''Domesday Book'' as in the Framland Hundred of Leicestershire, with 12 ploughlands, 17 households, 4 freemen, 8 villagers, 4 smallholders, and a priest. The settlement contained a meadow and woodland, both of . Lordship in 1066 was held by Ulf Fenman, transferred to Fulco in 1086, with Drogo of la BeuvriËre as Tenant-in-chief.〔("Cold Overton" ), ''Open Domesday''. Retrieved 2 December 2014〕 In 1870 Cold Overton was a parish in the district of Oakham. The Syston and Peterborough Railway ran close by. The area of the parish was in which were 19 houses and a population of 97.〔Wilson, John Marius. ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' (1870–72)〕 In 1826 was founded an “Asylum for Female Orphans” which maintained and educated 20 girls. This orphanage had been discontinued by 1877, and in its place was established a free school for local boys and girls. Occupations in 1877 included eight graziers, four of whom were farmers, a further farmer and a market gardener. Also listed was a schoolmistress, the parish rector, and Frewen family occupants of Cold Overton Hall.〔 White, William (1877); ''History Gazetteer and Directory of the counties of Leicester and Rutland'', pp. 191, 192〕 The Grade I listed village church is dedicated to John the Baptist. Originating in the 13th century, there were additions during the following two centuries and a restoration in 1889〔("St John the Baptist, Cold Overton" ), The Church of England, Retrieved 2 December 2014〕 At the centre of the village is Grade I listed Cold Overton Hall, a country house of c. 1664 with early 19th-century additions. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cold Overton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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