Orslow is a
hamlet
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in the
South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Codsall. Other notable settlements include Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Coven, Essington, Featherstone, Four Ashes, Great Wyrley, Huntington, ...
district of
Staffordshire
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, England, {{convert, 1, mi, km north-east of
Great Chatwell. Its Anglo-Saxon name means 'Horsa's burial mound'. Of note in Orslow is the site of a 13th-century
windmill
A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery.
Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...
(close to SJ 818156) and Orslow Manor, a red brick farmhouse of about 1800.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard
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Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard is a civil parish in the district of South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England. It contains 61 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for Eng ...
References
* Raven, Michael, ''A Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country'', Michael Raven, 2004, 0906114330.
Hamlets in Staffordshire
South Staffordshire District
Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard