Orcop | |
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Orcop church | |
Location within Herefordshire | |
Population | 417 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SO 474 262 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HEREFORD |
Postcode district | HR2 |
Dialling code | 01981 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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.