Orgreave, Staffordshire

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For the village in South Yorkshire, site of violence during the 1984 miners strike, see Orgreave, South Yorkshire

Orgreave
View of the hall and drive from outside the iron gates
Orgreave Hall
Orgreave is located in Staffordshire
Orgreave
Orgreave
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSK148161
Civil parish
District
  • Lichfield
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode districtDE13
Dialling code01283
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°44′32″N 1°46′56″W / 52.74233°N 1.78222°W / 52.74233; -1.78222Coordinates: 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.

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  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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