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Situated on a low-lying peninsula between the Lune Estuary and Morecambe Bay, Overton is a village defined by its proximity to the water. It retains a distinct character shaped by its history as a small farming and fishing hub, with older stone cottages clustered around a central core that feels surprisingly remote despite being only a few miles from Morecambe and Lancaster. The geography here is unique; the village is famously connected to the nearby hamlet of Bazil Point and the tidal island of Sunderland Point by a low-road that is submerged twice a day by the tide. This seasonal and tidal rhythm is part of daily life, and the surrounding salt marshes provide a vast, open landscape popular with birdwatchers. While the village has grown with more modern housing over the decades, it remains a quiet, functional community, served by a local primary school, a 12th-century church, and a couple of long-standing pubs that look out across the estuary mudflats.