Fordon

Fordon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wold Newton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James and Willy Howe.

Church of St James

Church

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Willy Howe

Archaeological site

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Willy Howe is a tumulus in the Yorkshire Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Willy Howe is situated 2 miles southeast of Fordon.

RRH Staxton Wold

Military installation

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Remote Radar Head Staxton Wold or RRH Staxton Wold is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force, located near Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. RRH Staxton Wold is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fordon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wold Newton and Flixton.

Wold Newton

Village

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Wold Newton is a small Yorkshire Wolds village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles south of Scarborough and 9 miles north-west of Bridlington.

Flixton

Village

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Flixton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds. Until 1974 the village lay in the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough; it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Flixton is situated 3 miles north of Fordon.