Laurie, My father and I visited the area 15 years ago. You should obtain a good quality map or road atlas of England from any Barnes & Noble, Borders, or other large chain bookstore. I suggest you get one soon so you can locate places of interest before you depart. To find the towns of Dutton, Aston, and Overton, the scale will probably need to be 1:250,000 or better. To find Overton on a map: Locate Liverpool on the central west coast of England just above Wales. Liverpool is on the north bank of the River Mersey. Upriver (a tidal estuary really) from Liverpool you will find Runcorn on the south bank. About 8 km. ESE of Runcorn, just to the east of the M56 auto route, you will find the village of Dutton (where Dutton Manor once stood -another place you will want to visit). About 2 kilometers SW of Dutton is the village of Aston (for which the township of Aston, PA, was named, probably by John Dutton). Out in fields near Aston is the Church of St. Peter Aston by Sutton. Inside you will find some memorials to Duttons. About 4 km west of Aston is Frodsham, a larger community. The Overton of John Dutton is just to the southside of Frodsham. It is tiny. Just a few houses. If you drive around the area, you will find a view point that overlooks the River Mersey (and a nuclear power plant!) in the vicinity. Also, don't fail to visit Chester, after which Chester, PA is named. It was the real seat of government and markets for Cheshire. It has Roman ruins as well as a museum with some items that date to the time of the Norman conquest, which is when Odard showed up! Doug Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: <LASroots@aol.com> To: <DUTTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 11:02 AM Subject: Duttons from Overton, Cheshire, ENGLAND > Hi Cousins and Friends, > > I will be leaving for England on August 22 and plan to visit Overton where my > ancestors, John Dutton and Mary Darlington were born. I only have one > problem - there are 3 towns by the name of Overton. Does anyone know which > one is the correct one. I can't find Cheshire anywhere on the map. Here is > what I found on mapquest: > > Overton northeast of Southampton in South England > > Overton northwest of Shrewsbury in Central western England (I think this town > may be in Wales) > > Overton north of Liverpool/Blackpool on the coast > > Thank you, > > Laurie (Dutton) Spandorf > > P.S. I will also be visiting the town of York where there is a shop called > "Dutton's for Buttons" - I was there in 1990 but did not go into the shop (I > wasn't researching my family tree yet!). Will let you know what I find out! > They must be cousins! > >