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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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.
Willy Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: John Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flixton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of 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.
Thwing
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thwing is a village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Thwing is situated 3 miles south of Fordon.
Fordon
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Wold Newton, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.16152° or 54° 9′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.39479° or 0° 23′ 41″ westElevation
276 feet (84 metres)Open location code
9C6X5J64+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 166638065OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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