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    Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built...
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    master in Orford. St Bartholomew's Church View from the top of Orford Castle Houses in the town The Kings Head pub Orford Quay Orford Quay from Orford Ness...
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    Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast...
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  • Orford may refer to: Orford, Cheshire, a suburb of Warrington, England Orford, Suffolk, England Orford Castle Orford Ness Orford (UK Parliament constituency)...
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    Until the construction of Orford Castle in the mid-12th century under Henry II, Norwich was the only major royal castle in East Anglia. About the year...
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    Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (/ˈwɔːlpoʊl/; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian...
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    keep at Orford Castle, with three rectangular, clasping towers built out from the high, circular central tower; the cross-shaped keep of Trim Castle and the...
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    "Orford Castle" Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Wingfield Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Farnham Castle" Archived...
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    5th earl Sir Francis Bigod Bigod's Rebellion Framlingham Castle Bungay Castle Orford Castle The Anarchy First Barons' War Second Barons' War House of...
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    and its layout was simpler than that seen at the contemporary keep of Orford Castle, for example. The 2nd and the 3rd floor would have served as the main...
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    perspective. Similarly there has been extensive debate over the role of Orford Castle whose expensive, three-cornered design most closely echoes imperial...
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    Gleanings Among the Castles and Convents of Norfolk. Norwich, UK: C. Muskett. OCLC 4253893. Heslop, Thomas Alexander (2003). "Orford Castle: Nostalgia and...
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    Castle chapels (German: Burgkapellen) in European architecture are chapels that were built within a castle. They fulfilled the religious requirements of...
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  • Kentwell Hall, in Long Melford. The climax of the film was shot at Orford Castle, on the coast of East Anglia. Filming wrapped as scheduled on 13 November...
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    chancel to the original church was built at about the same time as Orford Castle, and demonstrates a similar "grandeur". By the eighteenth century, the...
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    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig politician who...
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    Revolt of 1173–1174. In 1175-6 the castle was dismantled (slighted) by Henry and used in the construction of Orford Castle[dubious – discuss]. It was one...
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    Peveril Castle, would have cost around UK£200. In the middle were castles such as Orford, which was built in the late 12th century for UK£1,400, and at the...
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    d e R i v e r   O r e Lighthouse Castle    The Orfordness Rotating Wireless Beacon, known simply as the Orfordness Beacon or sometimes the Black Beacon...
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  • England. Retrieved 13 February 2024. "Clare Castle, Suffolk". Historic UK. Retrieved 13 February 2024. "Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th...
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    events or retreats. Butley Priory was founded at the time when nearby Orford Castle was being built by King Henry II to consolidate his power in Suffolk...
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  • extensive fortress of Clare Castle, anciently the baronial residence of the Earls of Clare; and the fine Norman keep of Orford Castle, on an eminence overlooking...
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  • Rebellion at Orford Castle: Part 3 - Night Journey Joanna Hickson Tom Chadbon 17-Jan-79 2425 Rebellion at Orford Castle: Part 4 - The Battle for Orford Joanna...
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    Mary the Virgin & St Chad, Brewood, Staffordshire[citation needed] Orford Castle's chapel, Suffolk[citation needed] The Church of St. James, Shere, Surrey[citation...
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  • the 1st feudal Baron of Ixworth (his place of residence), and Lord of Orford Castle. Lambert of Ardres (2001). The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords...
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  • maintained control of huge tracts of lands through judges, constables, castles, and sheriffs, the nobles of England were still powerful. This is a list...
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    Orfordness Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, England. The 30 metres (98 ft) tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition...
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    Wingfield II of Upton near Burghley, grandson of Sir Henry Wingfield of Orford Castle (fl. 1490s), the great great uncle of Edward Maria Wingfield. This seat...
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    Newcastle Castle Norwich Castle Norwich Cathedral Oakham Castle Orford Castle Peel Castle Pembroke Castle Peterborough Cathedral Pickering Castle Pontefract...
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  • Heritage properties containing links for any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of English Heritage. List of...
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