Forton, Lancashire

Forton
Forton
	The New Holly public house, Forton
	Forton Shown within Wyre Borough Forton Location within Lancashire
Population	1,484 (2021)
OS grid reference	SD487512
Civil parish	Forton;
District	Wyre ;
Shire county	Lancashire ;
Region	North West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTON
Postcode district	PR3
Dialling code	01524
Police	Lancashire
Fire	Lancashire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Lancaster and Fleetwood ;
	List of places UK England Lancashire 53°57′14″N2°46′52″W / 53.954°N 2.781°W

Last updated March 12, 2025

Forton is a village and civil parish in the Wyre district of the English county of Lancashire near the Forest of Bowland. It is near the A6 road, between the city of Lancaster and the town of Garstang. Its population as measured at the 2011 census is 1,213.^[1] It has one school, Forton Primary School, several churches and one pub, the New Holly.^[2]

Lancaster (Forton) services

Lancaster (Forton) services is a motorway service station near Forton, between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 motorway in England. The nearest city is Lancaster, about seven miles (11 km) to the north. The station is operated by Moto.

Notable people

Tom Boardman, British auto racing driver

Transport

For transport there is the A6 road and the M6 motorway which has Lancaster (Forton) services on it.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the city of Lancaster, the town of Garstang, the village of Hollins Lane and the hamlets of Potters Brook and Shireshead.

Nearby waters

Nearby waters include the Lancaster Canal, the River Wyre and Clevelymere.

Location grid

References

↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Forton Parish (E04005326)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
↑ "New Holly Hotel". Lancashire Hotels. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

Media related to Forton, Lancashire at Wikimedia Commons

https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10235

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[1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Forton Parish (E04005326)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[2] "New Holly Hotel". Lancashire Hotels. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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