Orford
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Orford can refer to:
[edit] Places
- Orford, Warrington, England
- Orford, Suffolk, England, the location of:
- Orford, Quebec, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada
- Mont Orford, a ski resort in Quebec, Canada
- Orford (electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district
- Orford, New Hampshire, United States
- Port Orford, Oregon, United States
- Orford, Tasmania, Australia
[edit] People
- Earl of Orford, a title in the Peerage of England, including most notably:
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653–1727), English naval officer and First Lord of the Admiralty
- Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), first Prime Minister of Great Britain
- Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717–1797), British politician and writer
- John Orford, a British classical bassoonist
- Matt Orford, an Australian rugby league player
- Robert Orford, an English Bishop of Ely from 1302 to 1310