Orgreave, Staffordshire

Orgreave
Orgreave Hall
Orgreave Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK148161
Civil parish	Alrewas
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	DE13
Dialling code	01283
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield [1]
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°44′32″N1°46′56″W / 52.74233°N 1.78222°W / 52.74233; -1.78222

Orgreave is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alrewas, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies in the Trent Valley some 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) north-east of the city of Lichfield, the A513 road runs to the south of the hamlet. In 1881 the parish had a population of 113. ^[2]

Historically Orgreave was a township of Alrewas and included the hamlet of Overley ^[3] which is located between them at grid reference SK160156 . From 1866 Orgreave was a civil parish in its own right, on 25 March 1884 the parish was abolished and merged with Alrewas, on 1 February 1996 that "Alrewas" was renamed "Alrewas and Fradley". ^[4] On 1 April 2009 it became part of the new "Alrewas" parish. ^[5]

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

See also

• Listed buildings in Alrewas

References

1. "United Kingdom Parliament" . Retrieved 18 September 2009.
2. "Population statistics Orgreave Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
3. "GENUKI" . Retrieved 21 September 2009.
4. "Lichfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
5. "Register of Electors 2009: Lichfield District (Parish Order)" (PDF). Retrieved 20 September 2009.

External links

• Map sources for Orgreave, Staffordshire