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 miles26.1 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Dudley 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Walsall 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Telford 10 miles16.2 km
- West Bromwich 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 16.2 miles26 km
- Cannock 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Shrewsbury 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Crewe 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Stafford 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Stourbridge 24.8 miles39.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Norbury Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Gnosall & Woodseaves Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Newport East Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Newport North Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Newport Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Newport South Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Newport West Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- High Offley Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Woodseaves Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Moreton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Gnosall Heath Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Forton
TF10 8DE, TF10 8DA, TF10 8BY, TF10 8DF, TF10 8DJ, TF10 8DD, ST20 0EG, TF10 9BZ, TF10 8BZ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Manchester Airport 39 miles62.8 km
- Norton Bridge Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
- Oakengates Railway Station 8.2 miles13.3 km
Hotels near Forton Ad
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Swan Hotel, Stafford, Staffordshire 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stafford 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Hadley Park House Hotel 7.9 miles12.7 km
- International Hotel Telford 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Holiday Inn Telford - Ironbridge 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Days Inn Stafford 3 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge M54 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Park House Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Mercure Telford Centre Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
Local points of interest
- Blore Heath Historic site 8.9 miles14.3 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Acton Hill Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Springfield House Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Madeley Court Estate 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Attingham Estate 15.7 miles25.3 km