(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Gosport · Region: South East
Explore Forton, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Forton 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 | Forton |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | Gosport |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.799888 |
| Longitude | -1.140777 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Forton holds a singular, salt-etched character where the Hampshire coast meets the steady, industrial pulse of the harbour. It lies 0.9 miles west-north-west of Gosport (from Gosport: bearing 295°T, OS grid SU 606 003). The land here breathes with the tides, as much of Forton falls within the Portsmouth Harbour SSSI, where the mudflats gleam like hammered pewter beneath the gulls. Ancient, heavy earthworks define the borders of the district, remnants of military ambition that have long since surrendered to the encroaching wild grasses. A short walk south leads to the manicured quiet of Leesland Park, providing a verdant counterpoint to the salt-crusted maritime history that clings to the shoreline. The light across these low-lying expanses shifts rapidly, turning from a bruised, metallic grey to a sharp, clear brilliance that exposes every detail of the coastal geography. Forton remains a place where the weight of naval memory lingers in the air, drifting inland from the harbour with the scent of brine and damp stone.
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Explore Forton, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.799888, -1.140777. 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. |