Orford

Orford is a village on the coast. It has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore, and a Grade I listed parish church, St Bartholomew's.
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  • Type: Town with 713 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Suffolk, England
  • Also known as: “Orford, Suffolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orford Castle and St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford.

Public building
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is a castle in Orford in the English county of , 12 miles northeast of , with views over . It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region.

Church
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The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, . A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gedgrave and Sudbourne.

Hamlet
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is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. once had a church called St Andrews.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, located approximately 2 miles north of Orford. All Saints' Church dates from the 14th century but was much restored in 1879.

Locality
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was a lighthouse on , in , England. The 30 metres tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition in July 2020, and was completed in August.

Orford

Latitude
52.095° or 52° 5′ 42″ north
Longitude
1.5344° or 1° 32′ 4″ east
Population
713
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ORH
Open location code
9F433GVM+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 96540237
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2640930
Wiki­data ID
Q2486348
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Orford” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Orford (Suffolk)”
  • Basque: “Orford”
  • Cebuano: “Orford”
  • Chinese: “Orford”
  • Danish: “Orford”
  • Dutch: “Orford”
  • French: “Orford”
  • German: “Orford”
  • Irish: “Orford, Suffolk”
  • Irish: “Orford”
  • Italian: “Orford”
  • Japanese: “オーフォード (サフォーク)”
  • Ladin: “Orford”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Orford (Suffolk)”
  • Persian: “اورفورد، سافک”
  • Persian: “اورفورد”
  • Polish: “Orford”
  • Portuguese: “Orford”
  • Slovenian: “Orford”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اورفورد، سافک”
  • Spanish: “Orford (Suffolk)”
  • Spanish: “Orford”
  • Swedish: “Orford, Suffolk”
  • Turkish: “Orford, Suffolk”
  • Welsh: “Orford, Suffolk”
  • Welsh: “Orford”
  • “Orford”

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