Village

Forton

Located in Wyre District, Lancashire Coordinates: 53°57′24″ N 2°46′56″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 30 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 3; listed under Forton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport69 km; LBA Leeds Bradford Airport74 km

About Forton

Forton is a village. Location: Wyre District, Lancashire. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include SS Mary and James Roman Catholic Church and Nicky Nook.

Photos of Forton

Greenhalgh Castle Dr Greg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Forton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (141 mm)
Driest month: May (70 mm)

7° 2°

7° 1°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

126

Feb

Mar

102

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

107

Sep

118

Oct

140

Nov

141

Dec

137

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Forton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	126	79	102	73	70	81	86	107	118	140	141	137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forton

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 22 km to the south.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 69 kmsouth
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 74 kmeast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 75 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Preston Population: 313.3K 22 kmsouth
Blackpool Population: 145K 24 kmsouthwest
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 30 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 40 kmsoutheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 47 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Forton

Within 100 km: 655 historic and cultural sites, 1,790 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km183 places

Bird Island Island 25 kmE
Longridge Fell Mountain 20 kmSE
Fair Snape Fell Mountain 12 kmE
Parlick Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km988 places

Great Britain Island 52 kmE
High Moor Mountain 37 kmNW
Formby Beach Beach 48 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,531 places

British Isles Island 80 kmW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 73 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 80 kmNW
The Island Island 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Forton

3 places

1 Forton 302

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Potters Brook · Village
Shireshead · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

SS Mary and James Roman Catholic Church Attraction, Nether Wyresdale
3 km SE
Nicky Nook Mountain, Nether Wyresdale
4.3 km SE
SS Thomas and Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church Attraction, Thurnham
3.6 km NW
Dolphinholme Castle Hill Historic site, Ellel
3.9 km NE
Swine Hill Mountain, Ellel
4.1 km NE
Burns Quarry Wood Natural site, Wyre District
5.3 km SE