Orgreave, Staffordshire
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Orgreave is a hamlet
in the English
county of Staffordshire
. It lies in the Trent Valley
some 6+1/2 mi 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 which is located between them at . 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
.
Orgreave Hall, formerly a seat of the Viscounts Anson, is a residential care home.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. It lies in the Trent Valley
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
some 6+1/2 mi north-east of the city of Lichfield
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
, the A513 road runs to the south of the hamlet.
Historically Orgreave was a township of Alrewas
Alrewas
Alrewas is a large village and civil parish within Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the A38 road, approximately 5 miles north of Lichfield...
and included the hamlet of Overley which is located between them at . Orgreave remains in the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Alrewas which, in turn, forms part of Lichfield District
Lichfield (district)
Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield.The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² Lichfield civil parish...
; until 2009 it was in the parish of Alrewas and Fradley
Alrewas and Fradley
Alrewas and Fradley, was a large civil parish in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. The parish included the villages of Alrewas, Fradley and Orgreave, and in 2001 had a population of 4,686,. From 1 April 2009 it was divided into the two new parishes of Alrewas and Fradley.-References:...
.
Orgreave Hall, formerly a seat of the Viscounts Anson, is a residential care home.