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.

The area around Fordon features a number of interesting towns including Beverley, and Bridlington.

The area around Fordon's best villages can be found at Bempton.

The area close to Fordon boasts some of the best hiking areas including Flamborough Head.

Fordon History

There are some historic monuments around Fordon:

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