▁take ▁up ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁two ▁more ▁b ays . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁ch an cel ▁with ▁very ▁little ▁orn ament . ▁The ▁church yard ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁grav est ones ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁prominent ▁vill agers . ▁In ▁the ▁por ch ▁is ▁a ▁stone ▁sl ab ▁comm emor ating ▁Thomas ▁Bew ick ▁who ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church yard , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁tower . ▁ ▁Mark ets ▁and ▁fair s ▁O ving ham ▁had ▁a ▁char ter ▁for ▁a ▁market ▁and ▁two ▁annual ▁fair s ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁April . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁month ly ▁tr yst ▁for ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep , ▁which ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁for ▁the ▁Fair ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁St ags h aw ▁Bank ▁Fair ▁at ▁Cor bridge ▁nearby . ▁A ▁process ion ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁principal ▁ale house ▁for ▁the ▁' rid ing ▁of ▁the ▁fair ', ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁North umber land ' s ▁pip ers , ▁dressed ▁in ▁light ▁blue ▁and ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁sign ▁of ▁a ▁cres cent ▁moon . ▁The ▁process ion ▁included ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁agent , ▁b ail iff , ▁const able ▁with ▁many ▁far mers ▁and ▁ten ants . ▁The ▁fair ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁and ▁then ▁they ▁beat ▁the ▁bounds , ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁ta vern ▁to ▁drink ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁health ▁from ▁p unch ▁provided ▁by ▁him