Country: | England |
Static Image Name: | The New Holly Inn, Preston Lancaster Road, Forton - geograph.org.uk - 436433.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The New Holly public house, Forton |
Coordinates: | 53.954°N -2.781°W |
Official Name: | Forton |
Population: | 1,213 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Civil Parish: | Forton |
Shire District: | Wyre |
Shire County: | Lancashire |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Lancaster and Fleetwood |
Post Town: | PRESTON |
Postcode District: | PR3 |
Postcode Area: | PR |
Dial Code: | 01524 |
Os Grid Reference: | SD487512 |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Wyre |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Wyre Borough |
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. It has one school, Forton Primary School, several churches and one pub, the New Holly.[1]
See main article: 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.
For transport there is the A6 road and the M6 motorway which has Lancaster (Forton) services on it.
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 include the Lancaster Canal, the River Wyre and Clevelymere.