Forton is an area and ward on the northern edge of the Gosport peninsula in Hampshire, England. It sits beside Forton Lake and close to the shoreline of Portsmouth Harbour, giving the locality a strong maritime character and visible naval connections across the water to Portsmouth.
The ward is mainly residential with a mix of council and private housing, local shops and light industry, and many residents commute to nearby naval and commercial employers. Its history and economy reflect boatbuilding and other waterfront trades, and the community today is a fairly typical seaside suburban neighbourhood with active community groups, schools and straightforward transport links into neighbouring urban centres.
Postcode districts covering Forton
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 13.9 miles
- Portsmouth 2.7 miles
- Gosport 0.7 miles
- Waterlooville 6.8 miles
- Bognor Regis 20.5 miles
- Fareham 4.1 miles
- Eastleigh 14.7 miles
- Eastleigh Town 14.6 miles
- Winchester 19.8 miles
- Havant 7.7 miles
- Totton 18 miles
- Totton and Eling 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Leesland & Newtown Ward 0.4 miles
- Hardway Ward 0.5 miles
- Harbourside & Town Ward 0.7 miles
- Gosport Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Brockhurst & Privett Ward 0.8 miles
- Elson Ward 0.9 miles
- Anglesey Ward 1.2 miles
- Alverstoke Ward 1.4 miles
- Grange & Alver Valley Ward 1.4 miles
- Rowner & Holbrook Ward 1.6 miles
- Charles Dickens Ward 1.9 miles
- St. Thomas Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Forton
PO12 4XL, PO12 1GQ, PO12 4ST, PO12 1FP, PO12 3HT, PO12 3JB, PO12 1GB, PO12 4JW, PO12 4TS … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 14 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 30.8 miles
- Portsmouth Harbour Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Southsea Hoverport 2 miles
Hotels near Forton Ad
- Becketts Ltd 2 miles
- Keppels Head Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Royal Maritime Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- The Ship Leopard Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- Ibis Portsmouth Hotel 3.5 2 miles
- Anglesey Hotel 1.4 miles
- The Wellington Restaurant and Bar 1.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays 3 1.6 miles
- Ye Spotted Dogge 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Gosport 3 1.3 miles
Schools in Forton
- Brockhurst Primary School Primary
- Newtown C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 0.9 miles
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 1.2 miles
- HMS Victory Museum 1.3 miles
- Mary Rose Museum Museum 1.3 miles
- HMS Warrior Museum 1.3 miles
- Fratton Park Stadium 3.3 miles
- Southsea Marina Marina 4.6 miles
- Titchfield Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles
- Quarr Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Southwick House Estate 5.8 miles
- Langstone Harbour Harbour 6.1 miles
- Osborne House Historic site 6.8 miles