Forton
Forton is a hamlet in Montford, Shropshire, England. Forton is situated nearby to the village Montford Bridge, as well as near the hamlet Bromleys Forge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Church of St Michael.
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church
Photo: Keith Havercroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated 1½ miles northeast of Forton.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 2 miles southwest of Forton.
Adcote School
School
Photo: Gary Wright Adcote, Public domain.
Adcote School is a non-selective independent day and boarding school for girls, located in the village of Little Ness, 5 miles northwest of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Adcote School is situated 2 miles north of Forton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montford Bridge and Grafton.
Montford Bridge
Village
Montford Bridge is a village and bridge. The village is in Shropshire, England, UK. The bridge is in that village. It lies on the River Severn and is close to the town of Shrewsbury.
Grafton
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grafton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its name probably refers to a coppiced wood. It is situated in the parish of Pimhill, to the northwest of Shrewsbury. The River Perry flows by to the north, and on the other side is the small village of Yeaton. Grafton is situated 2 miles north of Forton.
Ford
Village
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 890. Ford lies west of the county town of Shrewsbury, just off the A458 road and near to the River Severn, at grid reference SJ413137. Ford is situated 2 miles southwest of Forton.
Forton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Montford, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7402° or 52° 44′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.84567° or 2° 50′ 44″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C4VP5R3+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 10971670444OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13277104
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