Orcop

Orcop
Orcop church
Orcop is located in Herefordshire
Orcop
Orcop
Location within Herefordshire
Population417 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO 474 262
Civil parish
  • Hereford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEREFORD
Postcode districtHR2
Dialling code01981
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
51°55′55″N 2°46′01″W / 51.932°N 2.767°W / 51.932; -2.767

Orcop is a village and civil 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.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 November 2015.