(Hamlet near Kilkhampton)
Traditional county: Cornwall · Region: South West
Explore Forda, Cornwall with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forda map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Forda |
| Traditional County | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.875209 |
| Longitude | -4.453081 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Forda remains a quiet collection of stone and slate holding its own against the slow, persistent drift of the Cornish weather. It lies 4.1 miles north-east of Stratton (from Stratton: bearing 40°T, OS grid SS 275 112), and is situated east of Kilkhampton village. The landscape here is defined by the soft, damp urgency of Abbery Water, which carves a path through the fields just a short distance to the south-west. Above the low-lying ground, the Lymsworthy Meadows SSSI preserves a seven-hectare expanse of untamed grass that shimmers with a peculiar, pale intensity under the midday sun. Forda feels anchored to this earth, far removed from the clamour of the coast, where the horizon often blurs into a grey, indistinguishable line. Ancient ridges trace the perimeter of the fields, silent witnesses to the iron-wrought lives that once occupied the nearby defended settlement. The air carries a heavy, sweet scent of damp moss and churning water, suggesting a world that prioritises the slow rotation of the seasons over the haste of modern life. Time in Forda does not march forward with a drumbeat, but instead circles back, repeating the rhythmic cycle of rain and growth that has persisted for centuries.
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Explore Forda, Cornwall, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.875209, -4.453081. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |