Orford, Suffolk
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Orford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 9 miles east of Woodbridge. In 201
Orford Castle
Orford by Clarkson Stanfield, 1833
St Bartholomew's Church
View from the top of Orford Castle
Orford Castle
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Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolida
Orford, Suffolk
…ford by the shore'. Like many Suffolk coastal villages it was of some importance as a port and fishing village in the Middle Ages. It has a mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore and St Bartholomew's Church is Grade I listed. The castle was built as a royal castle built by Henry II in the period…
The keep of Orford Castle
The basement would have been used for storage in the medieval period. It contains a well and a sink, built into one of the walls.
The corbels around the upper hall originally supported the domed ceiling.
The chapel on the first mezzanine