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Title: Where is Overthong?
Post by: stonechat on Friday 31 March 06 21:01 BST (UK)

Does anyone KNOW where Overthong is? I am guessing it must be in the Upperthing / Holmfirth area, but any knowledge here?

Thanks Bob

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: Gee on Friday 31 March 06 21:22 BST (UK)

Hi Bob,

My first thoughts when I saw the name, was that if it was correct, it would be up near Upperthong and Netherthong in the Holmfirth area as you say. I honestly don't know of a place of that name.
Could it possibly be a badly mis-spelled Overton, which is about halfway between Holmfirth and Wakefield?

Cheers
Gregg  :)

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: Arranroots on Friday 31 March 06 21:57 BST (UK)

The National Archives site mentions this:

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Sheffield Archives: Deeds relating to Overthong fulling mills, Almondbury [18th century]

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: stonechat on Friday 31 March 06 22:11 BST (UK)

Hi

I only have a Transcript of a baptism

Bapt Almondbury but 'of Overthong'

Bob

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: Malcolm Bull on Saturday 01 April 06 13:15 BST (UK)

Upper Thong is alive and well just outside Huddersfield and the way to Holmfirth.

Regards

Malcolm Bull

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: stonechat on Saturday 01 April 06 17:26 BST (UK)

Yes I know where  Upper Thong is - mt gt grandmoter was born there
Thanks anyway

Her grandfather was bat at almondbury, recorded as 'Of Overthong'
It seems it may be nearer to Almondbury

Bob

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: carrey56 on Wednesday 14 June 17 14:00 BST (UK)

I also have a marriage of a couple "of Overthong" or could be Ouuthong! wonder if it was a house name? I have another of Baook that no one seems to be able to find. All in Almondbury area

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: dobfarm on Wednesday 14 June 17 23:54 BST (UK)

http://maps.nls.uk/view/102345091

in link on old map above, bottom of map in Bold letters is Nether Thong

Under the bold word  Nether is Thong Moor (from Cooper Lane  was Overthong to  Thong lane above Thongsbridge.)

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=16&lat=53.5836&lon=-1.7827&layers=171&right=BingHyb

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: bykerlads on Thursday 22 June 17 14:42 BST (UK)

Highly likely to be in the Upperthong area of Holmfirth, if the baptism is recorded in the Almondbury parish.
Holmfirth was interesting in that one half of the town belonged to Almondbury parish and the other side to Kirkburton.
Can we ask the name of the family, Stonechat, and the dates?

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: stonechat on Wednesday 28 June 17 07:28 BST (UK)

Iposted this originally 11 years ago!!

Overthong is Upperthong, I have that now

Title: Re: Where is Overthong?
Post by: dobfarm on Wednesday 28 June 17 07:54 BST (UK)

Doubtless others will come along with the same question, thus.

Mostly today the 'V' of the Holm valley on the steep North bank side above Holmfirth is just called Thong
     over
Upp er thong to Netherthong (Over the Thong) - Thong [moor](Like a rainbow shape from Digley brook to Dean Brook down Thong lane )

TV rugby commentator the late "Eddie" Waring MBE famous saying .'Up and over'