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Forton

Located in Stafford District, Staffordshire Coordinates: 52°47′05″ N 2°20′22″ W

Map showing the location of Forton Forton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
68 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Forton
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport54 km
MAN Manchester Airport63 km

About Forton

Forton is a village. Location: Stafford District, Staffordshire. Elevation: 68 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Weston Jones and Chetwynd Park.

Climate of Forton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (71 mm)
Driest month
February (47 mm)

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 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°19°21°21°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)664757495263486961627171

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forton

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 14 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 54 kmsoutheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 63 kmnorth
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 14 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 25 kmnorth
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 27 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 33 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Forton

Within 100 km: 903 historic and cultural sites, 1,841 natural sites, 149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Hawkstone lake Lake 22 kmNW
  • The Wrekin Mountain 19 kmSW
  • The Wrekin Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Hawkstone Hill Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km736 places

  • Horninglow island Island 48 kmE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Brown's Island Island 42 kmE
  • Holmes's Islands Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km2,051 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 90 kmNW
  • Saint George's Island Island 77 kmN
  • The Island Island 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Forton

2 places

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

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