Orford, Cheshire
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| Orford shown within Cheshire | |
| Population | 10,950 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SJ609902 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode district | WA2 |
| Dialling code | 01925 6 01925 4 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Orford is a suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The "hamlet of Orford" was originally a small area north of the township of Warrington, centred on Orford Green. Orford now describes a large area between the town centre and the M62, incorporating other small communities, such as Longford. The Orford area has a population of around 10,950 (as per the 2001 census).
Its most distinctive building, Orford Hall, was demolished in the 1930s after the grounds were given to the town for a park (Orford Park). On former waste land between the park and Winwick Road a £30m project providing community and sporting facilities opened in May 2012 as Jubilee Park.
William Beamont, a Victorian solicitor and local philanthropist, lived at Orford Hall, which had previously been the seat of the Blackburne family. He founded Warrington's municipal library, the first rate-aided library in the UK, in 1848. His diaries are a valuable source of social history. Another notable local family were the Booths, who built Orford House in the late 18th century, ancestors of Charles Booth of the Liverpool shipowning family.
The political ward of Orford is roughly a triangle bounded by Winwick Road, Poplars Avenue, Orford Road, Withers Avenue, O'Leary Street and Longford Street.
There is one high school, Beamont Collegiate Academy, and there are several primary schools.
The area is primarily given over to housing, most being council housing, though many council houses are now in private ownership. Boundaries are Greenwood Estate to the east (after which it becomes Cinnamon Brow), Winwick Road to the west (where it becomes Bewsey), the M62 to the north (where it becomes Winwick) and Marsh House Lane to the south (where it becomes Fairfield).
The area is well served by bus services. The services that serve the main part of the district are the Orford circulars (services 20 and 21), services to Gorse Covert and Birchwood (services 25-27), also several services serve Winwick Road on the western edge of the district (services 19, 22, 329 and 360). Service 17 was extended in 2012 from the west of town to serve Orford and other communities on the north-east side of the town. With the exceptions of the 329 and 360 (operated by Arriva North West and Wales), all services are operated by Warrington Borough Transport.
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