Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire

Fordon
View of Fordon
Fordon  Fordon shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA050751
– London	185 mi (298 km)  S
Civil parish	Wold Newton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01262
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°09′42″N 0°23′36″W / 54.161787°N 0.393242°W

Fordon is a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Scarborough and 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Bridlington.

It forms part of the civil parish of Wold Newton.

There is a small church dedicated to St James that is now a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

St James' Church

The village is thought to be one of the smallest villages in the United Kingdom.

The name Fordon is thought to mean 'In front of the hill'^[2]

In 1823 Fordon was in the parish of Hunmanby and the Wapentake of Dickering. Occupations at the time included three farmers.^[3]

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St James (1162675)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
2. Smith, A.H. (1937). The Place-Names of The East Riding of Yorkshire and York. Cambridge University Press.
3. Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 207

• Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 5.

External links

• Media related to Fordon at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic England. "St James' Church (166847)". Images of England.
• Fordon in the Domesday Book