Orslow

Orslow
Orslow
Orslow shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SJ806152
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Orslow is an upland hamlet in Staffordshire, England, 0.75 miles (1.21 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 (close to SJ 818156) and Orslow Manor, a red brick farmhouse of about 1800.

References

  • Raven, Michael, A Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, Michael Raven, 2004, 0906114330.
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