Orgreave, Staffordshire

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]

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
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode districtDE13
Dialling code01283
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

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

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.


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