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Orslow
OS grid referenceSJ806152
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire

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.