Forton
Forton is a locality in Wyre District, Lancashire, England. Forton is situated nearby to the locality Potters Brook, as well as near Shireshead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Cockerham and Wyresdale Park.
St Michael’s Church, Cockerham
Church
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St Michael & All Angels Church is located to the southwest of the English village of Cockerham, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and Morecambe, and the diocese of Blackburn.
Wyresdale Park
Manor estate
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Wyresdale Park is an English country house and licensed wedding ceremony venue located within the Forest of Bowland, to the northeast of Scorton, Lancashire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellel and Galgate.
Ellel
Village
Photo: Dave Collier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellel is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It had a population of 4,895 in 2011, up from 2,521 in 2001 The parish includes the villages of Bay Horse, Galgate and Hampson Green, and part of Dolphinholme. Ellel is situated 3 miles north of Forton.
Galgate
Village
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Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire. Galgate is situated 2½ miles north of Forton.
Garstang
Town
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Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is 10 miles north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster. Garstang is situated 4 miles south of Forton.
Forton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wyre District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.9566° or 53° 57′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.7822° or 2° 46′ 56″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C5VX649+J4GeoNames ID
7295960
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