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Orford
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Overview
Orford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 9 miles (14 km) east of Woodbridge. In 2011 the parish had a population of 713.
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History
The name Orford is probably derived from the Old English ōraford meaning 'ford by the shore'. Like many Suffolk coastal villages it was of some importance as a port and fishing village in the Middle Ages. It has a mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore and St Bartholomew's Church is Grade I listed. The castle was built as a royal castle built by Henry II in the period 1165-1173 as an assertion of monarchical power in the region. Although the castle became less important after the king's death in 1189, the importance of Orford as a port grew. By 1200 its level of trade exceeded that of nearby Ipswich. Henry III granted Orford its first charter and the town returned a member of parliament in 1298, although it did not function as a constituency throughout the 14th century. Orford Town Hall was completed in 1902.
Geography
Orford is sited on the landward side of the estuary of the River Ore, which at this point lies inland of Orford Ness. In historic times, the river met the sea very close to Orford, but today the mouth of the Ore lies some southwest of Orford, near Shingle Street.
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Official Identifiers
ONS — UK Office for National Statistics
- ONS code
- E04009440
- Population (Wikidata)
- 567
- Wikidata
- Q2486348
api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
- • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names