Forton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Forton
Historical Forms
- Forton 1198 Fees 1200 CartAnt 1274,1307 Ass 1291 Ipm c.1291 Tax 1293 QW 1301 Banco 1304 Cl 1323 Pat 1569 1327 SR 1496 FF 1563 Harl 1577 Saxton 1833 O
- Fortone 1292 Ipm 1425 AD
- Fauton 1610 Speed
Etymology
'The farmstead by the ford', v. ford , tūn , with reference to the R. Meece.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Anc's Hill(s)
- Back Brook
- Bank Ho
- Banshee Ho
- Birch Wood
- Boathouse Wood
- Brook Ho
- Broom Hill
- Clark's Plantation
- Decoy Wood
- Fernhill
- Firchills Covert
- Fleet Lane
- Forton Hall
- Newbridge
- Oak Hill
- Park Bank
- Park Fm & Park Ho
- Park Wood
- Parson's Barn
- Portway
- Radmore Lane
- Rough Hill
- Round Hill
- Shaw Lane
- Strine Brook
- Black Lake
- Green Lane
- Alder Trees
- Gardener's Wood
- Guild of Monks Fm
- Hatchwell's Covert
- Hopyard Grove
- Humesford Brook
- Islington
- Mason's Place
- Mere Eye
- Mere Eye Covert
- Meretown Ho & Meretown Bridge
- Moss Pool
- Mosspool Bridge
- Sheep Hill
- Staff Bridge
- Standhill
- Standhill Pool
- Sutton Wood
- Walkley Bank
- Wharf Ho
- Windswell Pool
- Wood Brook
- Newbridge Cottages
- The Spectacles
- Sutton Plain
- Black Lane Bridge
- Guild Cottages and Guild Lane
- New Guild Fm
- Skew Bridge