Traditional county: Shropshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Forton, Shropshire 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 | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.739538 |
| Longitude | -2.846704 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Forton emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient, slow-moving presence of the River Severn. It lies 4.4 miles west-north-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 299°T, OS grid SJ 429 161), and is situated north-north-west of Montford Bridge village. The entire locality falls within the River Severn At Montford SSSI, where the river’s heavy, silt-laden waters exert a calming influence on the surrounding pasture. Fields here stretch toward the gentle rise of Allens Hill, which breaks the horizon to the southeast with a modest, grass-covered silhouette. The morning light often catches the lingering dampness of the meadows, turning the low-lying ground into a mirror for the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate fields, the remnants of Shrawardine Castle stand as a silent, weathered reminder of medieval boundaries that once governed these riparian stretches. Forton retains a singular, unbothered character, where the rhythm of the seasons remains more pronounced than the passing of any modern clock. This quietude is punctuated only by the seasonal pulse of the river as it carves its way through the valley floor.
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Explore Forton, Shropshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.739538, -2.846704. 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. |