Orgreave, Staffordshire

Orgreave
View of the hall and drive from outside the iron gates
Orgreave Hall
Orgreave
 Orgreave shown within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSK148161
Civil parishAlrewas
DistrictLichfield
Shire countyStaffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district DE13
Dialling code 01283
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentLichfield[1]
List of places
UK
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Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°44′32″N 1°46′56″W / 52.74233°N 1.78222°W / 52.74233; -1.78222

Orgreave is a hamlet in the English county of Staffordshire. It lies in the Trent Valley some 6 12 miles (10.5 km) north-east of the city of Lichfield, the A513 road runs to the south of the hamlet.

Historically Orgreave was a township of Alrewas and included the hamlet of Overley[2] which is located between them at grid reference SK160156. Orgreave remains in the civil parish of Alrewas which, in turn, forms part of Lichfield District; until 2009 it was in the parish of Alrewas and Fradley.[3]

Orgreave Hall, formerly a seat of the Viscounts Anson, is a private home.

References

  1. "United Kingdom Parliament". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. "GENUKI". Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  3. "Register of Electors 2009: Lichfield District (Parish Order)" (PDF). Retrieved 20 September 2009.


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