Orgreave is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish 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 b ...

, in the

Lichfield Lichfield () is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of ...

district, in the county of

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, England. It lies in the Trent Valley some north-east of the city of

, the A513 road runs to the south of the hamlet. In 1881 the parish had a population of 113. Historically Orgreave was a township of Alrewas and included the hamlet of Overley which is located between them at . 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". On 1 April 2009 it became part of the new "Alrewas" parish. Orgreave Hall, formerly a seat of the Viscounts Anson, is a private home.

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* Hamlets in Staffordshire Former civil parishes in Staffordshire Lichfield District {{Staffordshire-geo-stub

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