Orford
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Places
- Orford, Cheshire, a suburb of Warrington, England
- Orford, SuffolkOrford, SuffolkOrford is a small town in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.Like many Suffolk coastal towns it was of some importance as a port and fishing village in the Middle Ages. It still has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore.The main geographical feature of the...
, England, the location of:- Orford CastleOrford CastleOrford Castle is a castle in the village of Orford, Suffolk, England, located 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over the Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R...
- Orford NessOrford NessOrford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Wier Point, opposite Shingle Street. It is divided from the mainland by the River Alde, and was formed by longshore...
- Orford Castle
- Orford, QuebecOrford, QuebecOrford is a township of 3,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.Orford's main attraction is its ski resort on Mount Orford. Mount Orford attracts thousands of people every winter....
, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada- Mont OrfordMont OrfordMount Orford is a mountain, ski resort and provincial park in the Eastern Townships region of the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada. It is a few minutes away from the town of Magog and one hour from Montreal....
, a ski resort in Quebec, Canada - Orford (Quebec provincial electoral district)
- Mont Orford
- Orford, New HampshireOrford, New HampshireOrford is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2010 census. The Appalachian Trail crosses in the east.-History:...
, United States - Port Orford, OregonPort Orford, OregonPort Orford is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is on the southern Oregon Coast, at the northern end of what coastal Oregonians call the Banana Belt, because the weather from Port Orford south is noticeably warmer than the weather north of nearby Cape Blanco...
, United States - Orford, TasmaniaOrford, TasmaniaOrford is an attractive coastal hamlet situated on the east coast of Tasmania, some 73 kilometres northeast of Hobart. The village is centred around the mouth of the Prosser River, on the southern margin of a substantial coastal inlet called Prosser Bay...
, Australia
People
- Earl of OrfordEarl of OrfordEarl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 in favour of the naval commander Edward Russell, who served three times as First Lord of the Admiralty. He was created Baron Shingay and Viscount Barfleur at the same time...
, a title in the Peerage of England, including most notably:- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of OrfordEdward Russell, 1st Earl of OrfordAdmiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC was the First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III.-Naval career:...
(1653–1727), English naval officer and First Lord of the Admiralty - Robert WalpoleRobert WalpoleRobert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), first Prime Minister of Great Britain - Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of OrfordHorace Walpole, 4th Earl of OrfordHoratio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. He is now largely remembered for Strawberry Hill, the home he built in Twickenham, south-west London where he revived the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors,...
(1717–1797), British politician and writer
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
- John OrfordJohn OrfordJohn Orford is a British classical bassoonist. He studied under Charles Cracknell and William Waterhouse at the Royal Manchester College of Music. After graduation, he became a member of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, and later the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In 1982, he was appointed Principal Bassoon...
, a British classical bassoonist - Martin OrfordMartin OrfordMartin Orford is an English keyboard player best known as the keyboardist and founder member of progressive rock bands IQ and Jadis. He also worked with former King Crimson, UK and Asia bassist John Wetton, and released a solo album, Classical Music and Popular Songs in 2000...
, a keyboard player of the progressive rock band IQ - Matt OrfordMatt OrfordMatthew Orford is an Australian professional rugby league player, last playing for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition...
, an Australian rugby league footballer - Robert OrfordRobert OrfordRobert Orford was a medieval Bishop of Ely.Orford was elected to Ely on 14 April 1302 and consecrated on 28 October 1302. He died on 21 January 1310.-References:...
, an English Bishop of Ely from 1302 to 1310 - Sandy OrfordSandy OrfordEdwin J. "Sandy" Orford is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Bradford Northern.-International honours:Sandy Orford won caps for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity...
Edwin J. "Sandy" Orford (1912—), Welsh rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s for Wales, Wakefield Trinity, and Bradford Northern