Traditional county: Herefordshire · Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Orcop |
| Traditional County | Herefordshire |
| Unitary Authority | County of Herefordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.931903 |
| Longitude | -2.766459 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Orcop reveals itself as a quiet confluence of hedgerows and rolling Herefordshire terrain, where the horizon holds a weight of ancient, undisturbed earth. It lies 7.9 miles west of Ross-on-Wye (from Ross-on-Wye: bearing 279°T, OS grid SO 473 262), and is situated south-south-west of Orcop Hill village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, geological patience, marked by the weathered stone of the Churchyard Cross in St John the Baptist's Churchyard, which stands as a silent sentinel over the local burials. Nearby, the earthen ramparts of Orcop Castle rise from the pasture like a forgotten spine, offering a stark reminder of medieval fortification in a land now surrendered to the grazing of sheep. The light in the afternoon often catches the sharp, singular incline of Saddlebow Hill, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields toward the winding path of the Garren Brook. Orcop maintains a character defined by its isolation, where the air tastes of damp moss and the persistent, low-frequency hum of rural industry. Each lane around Orcop serves as a conduit for the seasonal shift, from the pale, tentative green of spring to the rusted, skeletal browns of winter. The history of the place does not shout, but rather persists in the quiet, uneven texture of the stone walls that partition the countryside into a patchwork of deliberate, agricultural intent.
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Explore Orcop, Herefordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.931903, -2.766459. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |