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Orford
2008-05-17 GreatBritain OrfordCastle.jpg
Orford Castle
Orford is located in Suffolk
Orford
Orford
Population 713 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference TM422499
Civil parish
  • Orford
District
  • East Suffolk
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WOODBRIDGE
Postcode district IP12
Dialling code 01394
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
  • Suffolk Coastal
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°05′42″N 1°32′02″E / 52.095°N 1.534°E / 52.095; 1.534

Orford is a village with historic town status in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. It is located 9 miles (14 km) east of Woodbridge.

Notable people

  • John Kirby was a school master in Orford.
  • Charlie Underwood M.B.E - Lighthouse Attendant and Author of "The Great Light" and "My Orford" (1924-1997)

Images for kids

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    Orford is the centre-left settlement depicted in this 1588 map

  • Orford Suffolk

    View from the top of Orford Castle

  • Orford, Suffolk

    Houses in the village

  • The Kings Head, Orford. Suffolk. - geograph.org.uk - 519045

    The Kings Head pub

  • Orford Quay, Suffolk. - geograph.org.uk - 163594

    Orford Quay

  • Orford Quay - geograph.org.uk - 1457401

    The view from the back of the boat leaving Orford Quay

  • Ferry, Orford Ness - geograph.org.uk - 535535

    Orford Quay from Orford Ness

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