Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Wyre · Region: North West
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| Place | Forton |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Wyre |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.954426 |
| Longitude | -2.779072 |
| Place Type | Village |
Forton, a tranquil hamlet in Lancashire, offers a quiet corner of the Wyre district. It lies 5.8 km north of Garstang (from Garstang: bearing 357°T, OS grid SD 489 512), and is situated south-east of Potters Brook village. The landscape around Forton gently unfurls, a patchwork of fields often bathed in the soft, diffused light characteristic of the North West, lending a subtle, pearly sheen to the verdant pastures. A sense of enduring peace pervades the air, an almost palpable stillness broken only by the whisper of the breeze through the hedgerows and the distant lowing of cattle. The village itself presents a modest collection of dwellings, many retaining a pleasing, unpretentious charm, suggesting a long and unbroken lineage of inhabitants who have tended this land with quiet devotion. Though lacking grand monuments, the very texture of the lanes and the solid, unassuming nature of its buildings speak of a continuity that is both reassuring and deeply felt.
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Explore Forton, Lancashire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.954426, -2.779072. 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. |