Forton Somerset Map

About Forton

Forton lies as a quiet exhalation upon the Somerset landscape, a place where the soft green of pastures meets the distant whisper of the Mendip Hills. It lies 2.1 km south-east of Chard (from Chard: bearing 136°T, OS grid ST 336 070), and is situated north-east of Tatworth village. The very air here seems to hold a gentle luminosity, particularly in the late afternoon, when the sun casts elongated shadows that stretch across fields of ripening wheat, lending a golden hue to the ordinary. Though its origins are humble, Forton carries the quiet dignity of a place that has witnessed seasons turn and generations pass, its cottages clustered like patient listeners to the slow unfolding of time. The nearby River Isle, a slender vein of silver, murmurs tales of the land it nourishes, its banks often adorned with the fleeting beauty of wildflowers. A subtle sense of continuity pervades Forton, a quiet assurance that life here, though modest, is deeply rooted.

About This Forton Map Page

Explore Forton, Somerset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.858873, -2.944500. 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.