Orford
Orford is a locality in Suffolk Coastal District, England. Orford is situated nearby to the hamlet Gedgrave, as well as near the village Sudbourne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orford Castle and Havergate Island Nature Reserve.
Orford Castle
Public building
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region.
Havergate Island Nature Reserve
Island
Photo: Adrian Beaumont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Havergate Island is an island in the civil parish of Orford, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the only island entirely located within Suffolk.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
Church
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The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orford and Sudbourne.
Orford
Town
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Orford is a village on the Suffolk coast. It has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore, and a Grade I listed parish church, St Bartholomew's.
Sudbourne
Village
Sudbourne is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, located approximately 2 miles north of Orford. All Saints' Church dates from the 14th century but was much restored in 1879.
Gedgrave
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gedgrave is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. Gedgrave once had a church called St Andrews.
Orford
- Type: Locality
- Location: Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.0956° or 52° 5′ 44″ northLongitude
1.5364° or 1° 32′ 11″ eastElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9F433GWP+6GGeoNames ID
7301409
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