Forton
Forton is a locality in Stafford District, Staffordshire, England. Forton is situated nearby to the village Sutton, as well as near the hamlet Meretown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aqualate Mere and Church of All Saints.
Aqualate Mere
Lake
Photo: Roger Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aqualate Mere is the largest natural mere in the English Midlands. The lake, which is located in Staffordshire, is a legacy of the Last Glacial Period that ended 10,000 years ago. It is managed as a National Nature Reserve by Natural England.
Newport Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newport Guildhall is a large timber-framed municipal building in Newport, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Norbury.
Newport
Photo: Novacool88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newport is a small market town in Shropshire, with a history dating back to the 12th century. It is home to several educational institutions, and has housed a wide range of notable people throughout the centuries.
Norbury
Village
Norbury is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, in west Staffordshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 census was 371. It is situated close to the Shropshire border, approximately 4 miles north-east of Newport, just south of the A519 Newport to Newcastle-under-Lyme road, and two miles south-east of Woodseaves.
Forton
Village
Photo: Roger Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forton is a small village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated east of the market town of Newport, Shropshire. The civil Parish population at the 2011 census was 308.
Forton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7848° or 52° 47′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.3393° or 2° 20′ 22″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C4VQMM6+W7GeoNames ID
7297879
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