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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · 9h

'Jane Austen lived a hundred years ago. But when you tramp that five miles from Overton, where the railroad station is, to Steventon, where she was born, it doesn’t seem like it. Rural England doesn’t change much'
Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women, Elbert Hubbard 1897
#JaneAusten #railway

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · 2d

''...we have had some very delightful days, our 5th & 6th were what the 5th & 6th of October should always be...'
Jane Austen, October 1808

Blue skies, leaves starting to turn yellow and a slight autumnal chill in the air on the Overton Jane Austen Trails 🍂

#JaneAusten #walking #hampshire #autumn

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · 12d

Wonderful blog post from @npritchard-pink.bsky.social exploring literary pilgrimage and how we feel closer to Jane Austen when we visit the places she was connected to!

#JaneAusten #Literarypilgrimage #Literarytourism #steventon #hampshire #walkinginthefootsteps

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'Show me that precise spot where Louise Musgrave fell': The Allure of Literary Pilgrimage

Searching for Austen-land

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · 15d

In 1901 Constance and Ellen Hill visited 'every place associated' with Jane Austen in order to better understand the 'great novelist'. Ellen made line drawings at each location!
Deane House, the Deane Gate Inn and Steventon Church on the Overton Jane Austen Trails in 1901 and now!
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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · 22d

Some wonderful ideas for car-free Jane Austen adventures on the Good Journey website! Including walking in Jane Austen's footsteps from Overton to Steventon 😍
#JaneAusten #carfree #SustainableLiving #walking

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Car-free Jane Austen adventures

2025 is the 250th birthday of Jane Austen. There are many different festivals, events and activities taking place across the UK to mark the anniversary. Many of the places where Austen lived and worke...

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us for a FREE 2.5 mile guided walk - Overton in Jane Austen's time - part of Heritage Open Days, Sat 13 Sept 11am - booking essential!

Booking: ticketsource.co.uk/.../overton-...
Austen was born in Steventon, less than 3 miles from Overton

Learn more overtonjaneaustentrails.org
#JaneAusten

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Jane Austen plaque in Steventon Church, Hampshire where her father was rector and where she was christened in April 1776. Inside the peaceful interior of the church are memorial stones to Jane' friends and family including her brother James who was also rector.

#JaneAusten #Hampshire #walking

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy #InternationalDogDay 🐶
Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility & Northanger Abbey.
Detailed directions overtonjaneaustentrails.org #JaneAusten #dogsoftwitter #hampshire #walking

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Jane Austen telephone box in Steventon, Hampshire looking beautiful 😍
Jane Austen was born in Steventon in 1775 where her father was rector and where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey.
#redtelephonebox #janeausten #hampshire

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Aug 16

Enjoying the long summer days following in Jane Austen's footsteps across the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon where she wrote early versions of Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility and Northanger Abbey.
#JaneAusten #hampshire #walking #prideadprejudice

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Aug 11

11th Aug 1843, Jane Austen's sister-in-law, Mary, was buried at Steventon Church in a grave next to her husband, James Austen. Jane knew Mary from a girl and their friendship was sometimes strained but Mary was by Jane's bedside at the end of her short life.
#JaneAusten #walking #hampshire

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Aug 9

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Happy #BookLoversDay ❤️
Is there anything better than a pleasant walk on a sunny day with a good book?
Walking from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon.
#janeausten #hampshire #walking #mindfulness

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jul 24

In 1790 Jane Austen's brother, James, become curate at Overton, near her birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon Rectory.
James lived in Court House which still stands next to St Mary's Church.
Painting of St Mary's Church and Court House by Inigo Millard, 1785
#JaneAusten #hampshire #walking

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jul 17

"...we will take long walks together every day....I know we shall be happy. I know the summer will pass happily away."
Jane Austen, Sense & Sensibility
A happy summer on the Overton Jane Austen Trails enjoying the bees on the wildflower and the peaceful River Test
#janeausten #walking #hampshire

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jul 13

A wonderful display of costumes in the Regency Parade at the Jane Austen Steventon Fair last weekend. Celebrating Jane Austen's genius 250 years after her birth in this very place 😍
For detailed directions for the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails see the link in our bio
#JaneAusten #walking

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jul 8

A short film about the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails.
If you can't walk the trail, you can see the beautiful countryside Jane walked, the homes of her friends and family and the places she knew during her 25 years living in Steventon
#JaneAusten #hampshire
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Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trail

YouTube video by Overton Jane Austen Trails

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jul 4

'July begins unpleasantly with us, cold & showery, but it is often a baddish month.'
Jane Austen, July 1813

Well this July is beginning very pleasantly on the Overton Jane Austen Trails ☀️ if anything we could do with some rain!

#janeausten #walking #cycling #hampshire

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 30

"What dreadful Hot weather we have! - It keeps one in a continual state of Inelegance."
Jane Austen 1796
It's been a hot ☀️ June on the Overton Jane Austen Trails 😅
Walking across the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon.
#janeausten

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 30

We are loving the wildflowers on the Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails this June 😍
Walking 🥾 or cycling 🚲 from Overton to Jane Austen’s birthplace at Steventon.
For further information and detailed directions see link in our bio
#janeausten #walking #cycling #wildflowers

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Overton to Steventon Jane Austen trails follow the River Test, which was known as the Anton in Jane Austen's time, to its source at Ashe and then across the beautiful Hampshire countryside to Jane Austen's birthplace at Steventon 😍

#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #rivers #hampshire #Steventon

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 23

Summer on the Overton Jane Austen Trails! ☀️
Walking or cycling from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years at Steventon following the footpaths and country lanes that Jane enjoyed walking.
Link to directions in our bio
#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #steventon

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 19

Deane House, home of Jane Austen's friends and neighbours, the Harwood family.
"We all dined at the Harwoods on Thursday, & the party broke up the next morning."
Jane Austen, January 1799
Crossing the Hampshire countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home at Steventon
#JaneAusten

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 18

Summer has arrived on the Overton Jane Austen Trails with blue skies, wispy clouds and wildflowers in the fields 😍
Walking across the beautiful Hampshire Countryside from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home for her 25 years at Steventon.
#JaneAusten #walking #hampshire #poppies

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 15

A moment of calm on the River Test on the Overton in Jane Austen's Time trail.
Known as the River Anton in Jane Austen’s time the River Test is a world famous chalkstream 🦆🍃😍
For walk directions see link in bio
#janeausten #mindfulness #healthandwellbeing #walking #Hampshire

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Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ashe Parsonage, Hampshire, home of Jane Austen's friend Mrs Lefroy where Jane visited, dined and danced.
Walking 🥾 or cycling 🚲 from Overton to Jane Austen's birthplace and home at Steventon 😍
See link in bio for mor info and detailed directions
#JaneAusten #walking #cycling #Hampshire #history

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