''For the village in South Yorkshire, site of
violence during the 1984 miners strike, see
Orgreave, South Yorkshire
Orgreave is a village and civil parish on the River Rother in South Yorkshire. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, about east of the centre of Sheffield and a similar distance south of the centre of Rotherham.
The 2011 Census r ...
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Orgreave is a
hamlet
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in the
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county of
Staffordshire
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. It lies in the
Trent Valley
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some north-east of the city of
Lichfield
Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west of B ...
, the
A513 road runs to the south of the hamlet.
Historically Orgreave was a township of
Alrewas
Alrewas ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire, England.
Geography
The village is beside the River Trent and about northeast of Lichfield. It is located southwest of Burton-on-Trent. The parish is bounded ...
and included the hamlet of Overley which is located between them at . Orgreave remains in the
civil parish
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of Alrewas which, in turn, forms part of
Lichfield District
Lichfield () is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield.
The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 kmĀ ...
; until 2009 it was in the parish of
Alrewas and Fradley.
Orgreave Hall, formerly a seat of the
Viscounts Anson, is a private home.
See also
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Listed buildings in Alrewas
Alrewas is a civil parish in the district of Lichfield District, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It contains 51 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is ...
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Lichfield District
Hamlets in Staffordshire
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