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Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire

Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire

Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
label_positionleft
official_nameFordon
static_image_nameFordon view.jpg
static_image_captionView of Fordon
civil_parishWold Newton
unitary_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminsterBridlington and The Wolds
post_townDRIFFIELD
postcode_districtYO25
postcode_areaYO
dial_code01262
os_grid_referenceTA050751
london_distance_mi185
london_directionS

Fordon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wold Newton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is situated approximately 8 mi south of Scarborough and 10 mi north-west of Bridlington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 29.

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

St James' Church

The name Fordon, first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Fordun, Fordune, and Forduna, is thought to come from the Old English words fore ('in front of') and dūn ('hill'). Thus it once meant 'In front of the hill'.

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

Fordon was formerly a township in the parish of Hunmanby, from 1866 Fordon was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Wold Newton.

References

References

  1. "Population statistics Fordon Ch/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
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  3. Baines, Edward. (1823). "History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York".
  4. "History of Fordon, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  5. "Relationships and changes Fordon Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
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