Orgreave, Staffordshire

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Orgreave
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SK148161
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District
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district DE13
Dialling code 01283
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52°44′32″N1°46′56″W / 52.74233°N 1.78222°W / 52.74233; -1.78222 Coordinates: 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+12 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]

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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.

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  5. "Register of Electors 2009: Lichfield District (Parish Order)" (PDF). Retrieved 20 September 2009.