Forton
Parish in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.79, -2.335 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 77 21 |
Forton is a small civil parish just to the north of Stafford in central Staffordshire, England. It remains largely rural, with rolling farmland, hedgerows and scattered farmsteads punctuated by a compact village core; public footpaths and lanes make it popular with walkers seeking quiet countryside within easy reach of the town.
The built environment includes several traditional cottages and farm buildings that hint at a long agricultural history, and community life is centred on the parish church and village hall with occasional local events. Economically the area is still shaped by farming alongside small local businesses and a significant number of residents who commute to Stafford and other centres across the West Midlands.
Postcode districts covering Forton
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 16.2 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 17.5 miles
- Dudley 22.3 miles
- Walsall 21.1 miles
- Telford 10 miles
- West Bromwich 23.1 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 16.2 miles
- Cannock 14.7 miles
- Shrewsbury 18.6 miles
- Crewe 21.6 miles
- Stafford 9.7 miles
- Stourbridge 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Norbury Parish 1.1 miles
- Gnosall & Woodseaves Ward 1.2 miles
- Newport East Ward 1.9 miles
- Newport North Ward 2.2 miles
- Newport Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Newport South Ward 2.3 miles
- Newport West Ward 2.6 miles
- High Offley Parish 2.7 miles
- Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish 2.7 miles
- Woodseaves Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Moreton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Gnosall Heath Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Forton
TF10 8DH, TF10 8EF, TF10 8BY, TF10 8DB, TF10 8DQ, TF10 8DG, TF10 8BF, TF10 8DJ, TF10 8BX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 33.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 39 miles
- Norton Bridge Railway Station 8 miles
- Oakengates Railway Station 8.2 miles
Hotels near Forton Ad
- Premier Inn Newport/Telford 3 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Newport Telford 3 1.8 miles
- Lilleshall House & Gardens and Lilleshall National Sports Centre 3 4.6 miles
- The Sutherland 5.9 miles
- International Hotel Telford 9.1 miles
- The Little George 6 miles
- The Swan Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 8.9 miles
- The Kings Arms 5.9 miles
- voco Telford - Ironbridge 3 9.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Blore Heath Historic site 8.9 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 9.5 miles
- Acton Hill Estate 10.5 miles
- Springfield House Estate 11.3 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 11.8 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12.7 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 15.2 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 15.5 miles
- Attingham Estate 15.7 miles