Orcop

Orcop

Coordinates: 51°56′N 2°46′W / 51.93°N 2.77°W / 51.93; -2.77

Orcop
Orcop church.jpg
Orcop church
Orcop is located in Herefordshire
Orcop

 Orcop shown within Herefordshire
OS grid reference SO4726
Parish Hereford
Unitary authority Herefordshire
Ceremonial county Herefordshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HEREFORD
Postcode district HR2
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Hereford and South Herefordshire
List of places: UK • England • Herefordshire

Orcop is a village and parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. It lies 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Hereford.

It has a well-preserved early Norman motte-and-bailey castle and a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist which has a chancel built around 1300, and a tower that was added early in the 16th century. The larger village of Orcop Hill is nearby.

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