Fordon is a Village in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Fordon postcode: YO25 3HT

Retail in Fordon

There are great places to visit near Fordon including some great towns, villages and hiking areas.

Don't miss Beverley, and Bridlington's towns if visiting the area around Fordon.

Bempton is a great place to visit close to Fordon if you like villages.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Fordon like Flamborough Head.

Fordon History

There are some historic monuments around Fordon:

• Swaythorpe medieval settlement
• Ayton Castle: medieval manorial centre, fortified house including tower and fishponds
• Argam dykes
• Bowl barrow 600m west of High Fordon Farm
• Argam ancient village site
• Two round barrows, Staxton Brow
• Round barrow 460m south of Oliver's Mount Farm
• Square barrow cemetery, 670m north west of Creyke Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm
• Staxton Brow entrenchment
• Cottam medieval settlement and cultivation terraces
• Long barrow 750m north-west of High Fordon Farm
• The Camp
• Sharpe Howes, round barrows
• Rudston Beacon and round barrows to east
• Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church
• Star Carr Early Mesolithic settlement site, 960m NNW of Woodhouse Farm
• Roman villa site
• Round barrow 700yds (640m) NE of Brompton Wold Farm
• Bowl barrow 150m north of Moor House Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m west of High Fordon Farm
• Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold
• Round barrow on Flotmanby Brow
• Bowl barrow 450m NW of Moor House Farm
• Round barrow SE of Willerby Wold House
• Round barrow W of Willerby Wold House
• Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads
• Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey
• Bowl barrow and archery butt 231m south-west of Wold Newton Church
• Bowl barrow 1100m west of High Fordon Farm
• South Side Mount round barrow, 350m north west of Woldgate reservoir
• Earthwork on the Sheepwalk stretching N from Wold Gate for 530yds (480m)
• Round barrow on Flixton Wold
• Site of deserted village of Bartindale
• Standing stone known as the Rudston Monolith
• Site revealed by aerial photography NW of Argam Cottages
• Bowl barrow 700m north of Betton Farm
• Prior Moor round barrow
• Round barrow S of Long Plantation
• Bowl barrow 580m west of High Fordon Farm
• Two round barrows NW of Danebury Manor
• Two round barrows NE of Ganton Dale
• Three round barrows NE of Ganton Wold Farm
• Elf Howe round barrow
• Hospital of St Mary, Staxton (site of)
• Bowl barrow 130m south-east of Bridge Farm
• Late Iron Age and Roman period dispersed enclosed settlement 230m south east of Quartons Gardens
• Site S of Maiden's Grave Farm
• Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture
• Group of circular and rectangular enclosures, near Cansdale Whin
• Round barrow E of Weaverthorpe Ling
• Boythorpe settlement site
• Round barrow S of Grange Farm
• Willy Howe round barrow
• Deserted village of Octon
• Bowl barrow 700m north-west of High Fordon Farm
• Bowl barrow 100m east of Moor House Farm
• Site of medieval manor house
• Settlement site at Butterwick