Orcop

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Orcop
Orcop (Herefordshire)
Orcop

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

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

Orcop is a village and parish in the county of Herefordshire, England. It lies 14 kilometers (9 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.

Orcop church.
Orcop church.