Orslow is an upland
hamlet
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in
Staffordshire, England, {{convert, 0.75, mi, km north-east of
Great Chatwell. Its Anglo-Saxon name means 'Horsa's burial mound'. Of note in Orslow is the site of a 13th-century
windmill
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(close to SJ 818156) and Orslow Manor, a red brick farmhouse of about 1800.
See also
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Listed buildings in Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard
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References
* Raven, Michael, ''A Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country'', Michael Raven, 2004, 0906114330.
Hamlets in Staffordshire
South Staffordshire District