Orslow

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

Coordinates: 52°44′06″N 2°17′17″W / 52.735°N 2.288°W / 52.735; -2.288

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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