Overley

Overley
Overley
	Overley Lane, Overley
	Overley Location within Staffordshire
Civil parish	Alrewas;
District	Lichfield;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	DE13
Dialling code	01283
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield;

Overley is a hamlet^[2] in the parish of Alrewas, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies in the Trent Valley some 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the city of Lichfield, the A513 road runs to the south of the hamlet.^[3]

History

Overley is mostly made up of farmhouses and private residences. The hamlet was likely a township alongside neighbouring Orgreave of Alrewas.^[4]

Also nearby is the River Trent, which passes Overley to the north.

^ "United Kingdom Parliament". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
^ "Overley, Staffordshire (Hamlet)". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
^ "Overley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Alrewas, Staffordshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.