Forton, Lancashire

Human settlement in England

Forton

The New Holly public house, Forton

Forton

Shown within Wyre Borough

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Forton

Location within Lancashire

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Population| 1,213 (2011)
OS grid reference| SD487512
Civil parish|

* Forton

District|

* Wyre

Shire county|

* Lancashire

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| PRESTON
Postcode district| PR3
Dialling code| 01524
Police| Lancashire
Fire| Lancashire
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Lancaster and Fleetwood

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England
Lancashire

53°57′14″N 2°46′52″W﻿ / ﻿53.954°N 2.781°W﻿ / 53.954; -2.781

Forton is a village and civil parish in the Wyre district of the English county of Lancashire near the Forest of Bowland. It is near the A6 road, between the city of Lancaster and the town of Garstang. Its population as measured at the 2011 census is 1,213.[1] It has one school, Forton Primary School, several churches and one pub, the New Holly.[2]

## Lancaster (Forton) services[edit]

Main article: Lancaster (Forton) services

Lancaster (Forton) services is a motorway service station near Forton, between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 motorway in England. The nearest city is Lancaster, about seven miles (11 km) to the north. The station is operated by Moto.

## Notable people[edit]

* Tom Boardman, British auto racing driver

## Transport[edit]

For transport there is the A6 road and the M6 motorway which has Lancaster (Forton) services on it.

## Nearby settlements[edit]

Nearby settlements include the city of Lancaster, the town of Garstang, the village of Hollins Lane and the hamlets of Potters Brook and Shireshead.

## Nearby waters[edit]

Nearby waters include the Lancaster Canal, the River Wyre and Clevelymere.

## Location grid[edit]

Places adjacent to Forton, Lancashire

|  | Potters Brook |

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Cockerham |

Forton, Lancashire

| Hollins Lane
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| Cabus, Garstang |

## See also[edit]

* Lancashire portal

* Listed buildings in Forton, Lancashire

## References[edit]

1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Forton Parish (E04005326)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2. ^ "New Holly Hotel". Lancashire Hotels. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

* http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Forton/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100328105418/http://www.shireshead-forton.co.uk/village.htm#The famous mushroom

## External links[edit]

Media related to Forton, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons

* https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10235

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Geography of the Borough of Wyre

Towns|

* Fleetwood
* Garstang
* Poulton-le-Fylde
* Preesall
* Thornton-Cleveleys
* Thornton
* Cleveleys

Villages|

* Bilsborrow
* Bleasdale
* Bonds
* Bowgreave
* Cabus
* Calder Vale
* Carleton
* Catterall
* Claughton
* Churchtown
* Dolphinholme
* Eagland Hill
* Forton
* Great Eccleston
* Hambleton
* Hollins Lane
* Inskip
* Knott End-on-Sea
* Myerscough
* Nateby
* Oakenclough
* Out Rawcliffe
* Pilling
* Rossall
* St Michael's on Wyre
* Scorton
* Scronkey
* Shireshead
* Stake Pool
* Stalmine
* Winmarleigh

Parishes|

* Barnacre-with-Bonds
* Bleasdale
* Cabus
* Catterall
* Claughton
* Fleetwood
* Forton
* Garstang
* Great Eccleston
* Hambleton
* Inskip-with-Sowerby
* Kirkland
* Myerscough & Bilsborrow
* Nateby
* Nether Wyresdale
* Out Rawcliffe
* Pilling
* Preesall
* Stalmine-with-Staynall
* Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
* Winmarleigh

Topography|

* Forest of Bowland
* Pilling Sands
* Wyre Estuary Country Park

Hills|

* Fair Snape Fell
* Parlick

Waterways|

* Hillylaid Pool
* Lancaster Canal
* R Brock
* R Calder
* R Wyre

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