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Orford
Orford may refer to: Places * Orford, Cheshire, a suburb of Warrington, England * Orford, Suffolk, England ** Orford Castle ** Orford Ness ** Orford (UK Parliament constituency) * Orford, Quebec, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada ** Mont Orford, a ski resort in Quebec, Canada ** Orford (electoral district) * Orford, Ontario, a township in Kent County * Orford, New Hampshire, United States * Port Orford, Oregon, United States * Orford, Tasmania, Australia * Orford, Victoria, Australia Other uses * Orford Copper Company, forerunner of Vale Limited * ''Orford'' (painting), an 1833 landscape painting by Clarkson Stanfield * Orford (surname) * Earl of Orford, a title in the Peerage of England, including most notably: ** Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653–1727), English naval officer and First Lord of the Admiralty ** Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), first Prime Minister of Great Britain ** Horace Walpole Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (; 24 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford Ness
Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Weir Point, opposite Shingle Street. It is divided from the mainland by the River Alde, and was formed by longshore drift along the coast. The material of the spit comes from places further north, such as Dunwich. Near the middle point of its length, at the foreland point or 'Ness', once stood Orfordness Lighthouse, demolished in summer 2020 owing to the encroaching sea. In the name of the lighthouse (and the radio transmitting station – see below), 'Orfordness' is written as one word. Description Orford Ness is an internationally important site for nature conservation. It contains a significant portion of the European reserve of vegetated shingle habitat, which is internationally scarce, highly fragile, and very easily damaged. Together with Havergate Island the site is a designated Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford, Suffolk
Orford is a village in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is east of Woodbridge. History 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. Local amenities The population of Orford greatly increases during the summer months, partly due to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford Castle
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R. Allen Brown as "one of the most remarkable keeps in England", is of a unique design and probably based on Byzantine architecture. The keep stands within the earth-bank remains of the castle's outer fortifications. History 12th century The honour of Eye was a landholding that included Orford and at various points was under royal control. In 1156, Henry II granted the honour to Lord Chancellor Thomas Becket and confiscated it in 1162 when the then Archbishop of Canterbury came into conflict with the king and fled to France. Prior to the building of Orford Castle, Suffolk was dominated by the Bigod family, who held the title of the Earl of Norfolk and owned key castles at Framlingham, Bungay, Walton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford, Tasmania
Orford is a seaside village located on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia, approximately north-east of the state-capital of Hobart. Situated on Paredarerme pungenna country, and nestled around the mouth of the Prosser River, the village sits on the southern edge of Prosser Bay, with the Mercury Passage stretching out beyond the bay’s waters. At the , Orford had a population of 685, though the population swells significantly during holiday periods. Orford is serviced by one supermarket, three cafes and eateries, a hotel and other accommodation, police and fire brigade, a primary school, and a library. History The Orford area was originally inhabited by the Paredarerme, or Oyster Bay tribe, one of the largest Aboriginal groups in Tasmania. They followed a seasonal migration pattern, moving inland during warmer months and returning to the coast during autumn and winter to fish and gather resources. In 1808, convict Thomas Prosser escaped and was recaptured near the area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford, New Hampshire
Orford is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2020 census, unchanged from the 2010 census. The Appalachian Trail crosses in the east. History First called "Number Seven" in a line of Connecticut River fort towns, Orford was incorporated in 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth and named for Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, who was the first prime minister of Great Britain. The town was settled in 1765 by Daniel Cross and wife from Lebanon, Connecticut. By 1859, it had 1,406 inhabitants, most involved in agriculture. There was a large tannery, a chair factory, ten sawmills, a starch factory, a gristmill, a sash, blind and door factory, and two boot and shoe factories. An original grantee was General Israel Morey, whose son Samuel Morey discovered a way to separate hydrogen from oxygen in water, making possible the first marine steam engine. He recognized the potential of steam power after working at his father's ferry. In 1793, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Orford, Oregon
Port Orford ( Tolowa: tr’ee-ghi~’- ’an’ ) is a city in Curry County on the southern coast of Oregon, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2010 census. The city takes its name from George Vancouver's original name for nearby Cape Blanco, which he named for George, Earl of Orford, "a much-respected friend." Port Orford is the westernmost settlement in the state of Oregon, and the westernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states. History Before the arrival of European settlers, the Port Orford area was inhabited by the indigenous Tututni peoples. The Tututni languages were a part of the Pacific Coast Athabaskan language family. Spanish explorer Bartoleme Ferrelo mapped Cape Blanco in 1543. It remained the farthest north point on the coastal map until 1778, when British explorer Captain Cook found land farther west. Captain George Vancouver sighted land and named it Port Orford in 1792. In June 1851, Captain William Tichenor, in command of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Russell, 1st Earl Of Orford
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, (1653 – 26 November 1727) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of Solebay during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he served as a captain in the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ... in operations against the Barbary pirates. Russell was one of the Immortal Seven, a group of English noblemen who issued the Invitation to William, a document asking William III of England, Prince William of Orange to depose James II of England, King James II. Based in the Netherlands, he served as Prince William's secretary during the planning of William's invasion of England and subsequent Glorious Revolution. He was fully engaged in providing naval support for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford Copper Company
Robert Means Thompson (2 March 1849 – 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer, business magnate, philanthropy, philanthropist and a president of the United States Olympic Committee, American Olympic Association. He is the namesake of the destroyer USS Thompson (DD-627), USS ''Thompson'' (DD-627). Biography He was born in Corsica, Pennsylvania, of Protestant Scotch and Irish descent to Judge of the Jefferson County PA court John Jamison Thompson and Agnes Kennedy. Navy days Thompson was appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 30 July 1864. Graduating tenth in the class of 1868, Thompson first went to sea in USS Contoocook (1864), ''Contoocook'' in the West Indian Squadron. He later served in USS Franklin (1864), ''Franklin'', USS Richmond (1860), ''Richmond'', and USS Guard (1857), ''Guard'' of the Mediterranean Squadron; as well as in USS Wachusett (1861), USS ''Wachusett'' and at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island. Commissioned Ensign (rank)# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (; 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig statesman who is generally regarded as the ''de facto'' first Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving from 1721 to 1742. His formal titles included First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons. Although the exact dates of Walpole's dominance, dubbed the "Robinocracy", are a matter of scholarly debate, the period 1721–1742 is often used. He dominated the Walpole–Townshend ministry, as well as the subsequent Walpole ministry, and holds the record as the List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure, longest-serving British prime minister. W. A. Speck, W. A. Speck wrote that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as prime minister "is rightly regarded as one of the major feats of British political history. Explanations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford (electoral District)
Orford is a provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Magog, Quebec, Magog, Orford, Quebec, Orford, Stanstead, Quebec, Stanstead and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley. It was created for the 1973 Quebec general election, 1973 election from parts of the Shefford (provincial electoral district), Shefford, Sherbrooke (provincial electoral district), Sherbrooke and Stanstead (provincial electoral district), Stanstead electoral districts. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, it lost the part of western Sherbrooke that it formerly had to the Richmond (Quebec provincial electoral district), Richmond electoral district and the municipalities of Barnston-Ouest, Quebec, Barnston-Ouest and Stanstead-Est, Quebec, Stanstead-Est to the Saint-François (provincial electoral district), Saint-François electoral district. However, it gained a number of municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Orford
Mount Orford () is a mountain and ski resort located in the Mont-Orford National Park in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is northwest of the centre of the city of Magog. History In 2006, the provincial government and then-Environment Minister Claude Béchard announced the increase of the size of Orford as a national park. In addition, they would have sold the ski resort and golf course to private interests. Inside the that were to be sold, developers planned to build condominiums, restaurants, boutiques and a hotel. The planned development was to be similar to Mont-Tremblant but on a lesser scale, and several other projects had been planned previously. This was successfully opposed by several groups, including environmental. On May 7, 2007, new Environment Minister Line Beauchamp announced that the province would not sell Orford. Following on the heels of strong citizen support Orford Park has since been expanded several times adding over 100 square kilometers of prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orford, Quebec
Orford is a township municipality of about 5,000 people in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Orford's main attraction is its ski resort on Mount Orford, attracting thousands of people every winter. Orford is well known for the Mont-Orford National Park. The park has thousands of acres of forest and two major lakes, Stukley and Fraser. Cherry river runs through the park and ends up in Lake Memphremagog. The township has many lakes and is a tourist destination in Quebec. History A region still little frequented at the beginning of the 19th century, the township of Orford was proclaimed in 1801 on the lands of the county of Buckinghamshire. The name refers to a village in the county of Suffolk, England. In 1855, the municipality of the township of Orford was created. Its initial development was ensured by loyalist immigration. This founded the village of Cherry River, north of Magog. Nevertheless, the rest of the municipality re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
