Forden is a small village and community in Powys, Wales, lying close to Welshpool in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It sits by the floodplain of the River Severn and alongside the A483, which gives straightforward road links to larger centres such as Shrewsbury.
Traditionally an agricultural parish, Forden still feels like a rural village with a parish church, village hall and a tight-knit community; it once had a local railway station that closed in the 1960s. Local life is shaped by farming, a few small businesses and commuting to nearby towns, with country walks and the surrounding farmland defining much of its character.
Postcode districts covering Forden
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Oswestry 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Newtown 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Ludlow 24.1 miles38.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Forden and Montgomery Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Welshpool Castle Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chirbury with Brompton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Welshpool Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Berriew Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Montgomery Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Gungrog Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Welshpool Llanerchyddol Ward 4 miles6.4 km
- Trelystan and Trewern Ward 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Chirbury and Worthen Ward 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Berriew and Castle Caereinion Ward 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Forden
SY21 8LU, SY21 8TR, SY21 8TP, SY21 8PT, SY21 8LG, SY21 8LR, SY21 8LQ, SY21 8LX, SY21 8NJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 51 miles82 km
- Birmingham International Airport 58.9 miles94.7 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Newtown Railway Station 10.6 miles17.1 km
Hotels near Forden Ad
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Dragon Hotel 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Talbot Hotel 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Kings Head 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Welshpool Stadium 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Powis Castle Estate 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 5 miles8 km
- Clun Forest Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Latham Park Stadium 11 miles17.6 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Caersws FC Stadium 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Aston Hall Estate 16 miles25.7 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km