Forton

Forton is a hamlet in Tatworth and Forton, South Somerset, England. Forton is situated nearby to the neighborhood Snowdon Grange, as well as near Coombses.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chard Museum and The Guildhall.

Chard Museum

Museum

Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chard Museum is a small local museum in Chard, Somerset, England. It opened in 1970, in a converted 16th century listed building, with collections of exhibits about local history and displays related to the lives of notable local residents.

The Guildhall

Town hall

Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Guildhall is a town hall and community building in the town of Chard in the English county of Somerset.

Church of the Good Shepherd

Church

Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tatworth and Chard.

Tatworth

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tatworth is a village 2 miles south of Chard in the county of Somerset, England. It is within Tatworth and Forton civil parish. Tatworth is a large village, consisting of a number of smaller villages including South Chard, Perry Street and Chard Junction which are close together.

Chard

Photo: Dbown100, CC BY 3.0.

Chard is a town of 14,000 people in Somerset. The town has a very unusual feature, a stream running along either side of Fore Street. One stream eventually flows into the Bristol Channel and the other reaches the English Channel.

Chaffcombe

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chaffcombe is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles north east of Chard. The village has a population of 229. Chaffcombe is situated 2 miles northeast of Forton.

Forton

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Tatworth and Forton, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.85899° or 50° 51′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.94436° or 2° 56′ 40″ west

Elevation

302 feet (92 metres)

Open location code

9C2VV354+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1627654172

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12266206

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