Overton on Dee, a conservation village, is to the east of the river Dee within 3 miles of the Shropshire border in a part of the old county of Flintshire once known as the English Maelor but now part of the County Borough of Wrexham. In 2016 the old parishes of Bangor, Hanmer and Overton with their associated churches were combined to form the Maelor Mission Area in the Diocese of St Asaph. 

St Mary’s entrance is on the High Street, and the church is open every day for visitors and private prayer. The churchyard is a peaceful place to sit with benches provided for visitors. Services are every Sunday at 09:30. Arrangements for life services can be made with the Priest in Charge through our Mission Area administrator on maelor.maa@churchinwales.org.uk. Further details of services and other events can be found on our Facebook page - St Mary The Virgin Overton On Dee. 

Visitors are very welcome and will find much of interest with medieval stonework, a 13th Century tower, 14th Century Nave, Georgian memorials and fine Victorian stained glass. Look out also for the 15th century dug out chest, medieval memorial stones, ancient Abyssinian Cross and wonderful carved choir stalls. In the churchyard the remains of an 11th century Preaching Cross may been seen near the main gate and alongside the north wall is the tomb of Marianne Parker, wife of the village doctor and one of Charles Darwin’s sisters. Charles Darwin was a frequent visitor to Overton and whilst a student in Edinburgh his beloved dog ‘Spark’ was lodged at his sister home, The Brow. 

St Marys’s Voluntary Aided School is on School Lane near the junction with Bangor Road. It is a Church in Wales Aided School with strong links to the church community. The school has regular services each term in church.