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Overseal is a village in South Derbyshire situated 3 miles south of Swadlincote and 4.5 miles west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It is one of the southernmost settlements in Derbyshire (after Netherseal and Lullington) and lies close to the border with Leicestershire. Historically both Overseal and Netherseal were part of Leicestershire: they were transferred from Leicestershire to Derbyshire in 1897, in return for Leicestershire absorbing several of Derbyshire's enclaves. (See County Enclaves).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/images/maps/Derbyshire.jpg )〕〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brett/seal/seal.htm〕 ==Geography== The village was once part of the district of Seal, which included a number of settlements, many of which form Netherseal and Overseal in modern times. The ''Seal'' suggests the area was once heavily forested and Nether means ''lower'' and Over means ''upper''. The busy (A444 ) (M42 - Burton upon Trent) passes straight through it. Overseal is in the heart of the National Forest. To the south-east is Donisthorpe (in Leicestershire). Halfway between the village and Moira, half a mile to the east, is the (Conkers ) activity park, the (National Forest ) youth hostel and a Camping and Caravanning Club site (all in Leicestershire), close by also to Short Heath (in Derbyshire). The village was part of West Goscote Hundred in Leicestershire for most of its history. In 1889 it was transferred, along with Netherseal, to Derbyshire in exchange for Chilcote, Donisthorpe, Measham, Oakthorpe, Stretton-en-le-Field and Willesley plus the Derbyshire parts of Appleby Magna, Packington and Ravenstone. The village church is dedicated to St Matthew. ''Woodville Road'', leading to the northeast from the A444 was formerly the B5004, but has now been downgraded to a minor road. Close by is the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway (became the Leicester to Burton line), with a station for . There was also a small two-road loco depot, a sub-shed of nearby Burton which was coded 16F.〔''British Locomotive Shed Directory'', Ian Allan, London 1966〕 The depot was closed in the late 1960s. Village pubs are the ''(Robin Hood Inn )'' on the junction of ''Main Street'' and ''Burton Road'' (A444), and the ''(Navigation Inn )'' on ''Spring Cottage Road'' in Leicestershire. There is a large Co-op on the main road, next to a chip shop. Overseal is located close to the furthest point from mainland Britain's coast, at Church Platts Farm near Coton-in-the-Elms (), only 4 miles to the west. 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「Overseal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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