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Orgreave, Staffordshire
Orgreave is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alrewas, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies in the Trent Valley some 6+1/2 mi north-east of the city of Lichfield, 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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