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Orford, Cheshire Orford is a suburb of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Originally a small area north of the township of Warrington, it is now a large area between the town centre and the M62, incorporating ...

, a suburb of Warrington, England *

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 t ...

, England **

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-preserve ...

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 th ...

Orford (UK Parliament constituency) Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament (MP) by the block vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised ...

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 win ...

, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada **

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 M ...

, a ski resort in Quebec, Canada **

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, St ...

Orford, Ontario Kent County, area 2,458 km2 (949 sq mi) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. The county was created in 1792 and named by John Graves Simcoe in honour of the English County. The county is in an alluvial plain between L ...

, a township in Kent County *

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 Connect ...

, United States *

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 ...

, United States *

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 s ...

, Australia *

Orford, Victoria Orford is a town in southwestern Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia, 250 km west of Melbourne and 40 km north-west of Warrnambool. Orford has several amenities, including a church and war memorial. Located 72 metres above s ...

, Australia

Other uses

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 ...

, forerunner of Vale Limited * ''Orford'' (painting), an 1833 landscape painting by Clarkson Stanfield *

Orford (surname) Orford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Orford (1899–1977), English footballer * Jeff Orford, Australian rugby league footballer * John Orford, British classical bassoonist * Lewis Orford (cricketer) (1865–194 ...

Earl of Orford Earl of Orford is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1697 when the naval commander Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell was made Earl of Orford, in the County of Suffolk. He was cre ...

, a title in the Peerage of England, including most notably: **

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 captai ...

(1653–1727), English naval officer and First Lord of the Admiralty **

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 Prim ...

, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), first Prime Minister of Great Britain **

Horace Walpole Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, southwest London ...

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