| Country: | England |
| Static Image: | File:Church Row, Forcett (geograph 3685161).jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Church Row, Forcett |
| Coordinates: | 54.5084°N -1.7358°W |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Official Name: | Forcett |
| Population: | 110 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Civil Parish: | Forcett |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Post Town: | Richmond |
| Postcode District: | DL11 |
| Postcode Area: | DL |
| Os Grid Reference: | NZ175811 |
Forcett is a village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.[1] [2] It lies near the border with County Durham, on the B6274 road about 8 miles south of Staindrop. Nearby villages include Eppleby, Caldwell and Aldbrough.
The origin of the place-name is from the Old English words ford and set meaning fold by a ford and appears as Forset in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3]
In 1367, the manor was granted to Sir Walter Urswyk by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Richmond, for Urswyk's valour at the Battle of Navarretta during the Hundred Years' War. Urswyk was later High Constable of Richmond Castle and Master Forester of the Forest of Bowland.
St Cuthbert's Church is located in the centre of the village.
On the edge of the village is Forcett Park in which stands Forcett Hall, a Palladian country house rebuilt in 1740.