Fordon
Fordon is a Village in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Fordon postcode: YO25 3HT
There are great places to visit near Fordon including some great towns, villages and hiking areas.
Towns to visit near Fordon include Beverley, and Bridlington.
The area around Fordon's best villages can be found at Bempton.
Flamborough Head is a great place to visit close to Fordon if you like hiking areas.
Fordon History
There are some historic monuments around Fordon:
- Square barrow cemetery, 670m north west of Creyke Farm
- Star Carr Early Mesolithic settlement site, 960m NNW of Woodhouse Farm
- Two round barrows NW of Danebury Manor
- Two round barrows NE of Ganton Dale
- Willy Howe round barrow
- Bowl barrow 1100m west of High Fordon Farm
- Earthwork on the Sheepwalk stretching N from Wold Gate for 530yds (480m)
- Group of circular and rectangular enclosures, near Cansdale Whin
- Settlement site at Butterwick
- South Side Mount round barrow, 350m north west of Woldgate reservoir
- Site revealed by aerial photography NW of Argam Cottages
- Three round barrows NE of Ganton Wold Farm
- Long barrow 750m north-west of High Fordon Farm
- Site S of Maiden's Grave Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m east of Octon Cross Roads
- Round barrow E of Weaverthorpe Ling
- Hunmanby Castle motte and bailey
- Hospital of St Mary, Staxton (site of)
- Round barrow on Flotmanby Wold
- Staxton Brow entrenchment
- Elf Howe round barrow
- Round barrow 460m south of Oliver's Mount Farm
- Site of medieval manor house
- Bowl barrow 700m north-west of High Fordon Farm
- Standing stone known as the Rudston Monolith
- Argam ancient village site
- Site of deserted village of Bartindale
- Boythorpe settlement site
- Round barrow on Flixton Wold
- Bowl barrow and archery butt 231m south-west of Wold Newton Church
- Argam dykes
- Bowl barrow 130m south-east of Bridge Farm
- Bowl barrow 580m west of High Fordon Farm
- Two round barrows, Staxton Brow
- Roman villa site
- Deserted village of Octon
- Cottam medieval settlement and cultivation terraces
- Bowl barrow and archery butt 230m south of Wold Newton church
- Bowl barrow 100m east of Moor House Farm
- Round barrow S of Long Plantation
- Round barrow W of Willerby Wold House
- Sharpe Howes, round barrows
- Swaythorpe medieval settlement
- Late Iron Age and Roman period dispersed enclosed settlement 230m south east of Quartons Gardens
- Bowl barrow 150m north of Moor House Farm
- Ayton Castle: medieval manorial centre, fortified house including tower and fishponds
- Two round barrows on Weaverthorpe Pasture
- Round barrow SE of Willerby Wold House
- Bowl barrow 600m west of High Fordon Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m west of High Fordon Farm
- Round barrow on Flotmanby Brow
- Bowl barrow 450m NW of Moor House Farm
- Round barrow 700yds (640m) NE of Brompton Wold Farm
- Prior Moor round barrow
- Rudston Beacon and round barrows to east
- The Camp
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m north of Betton Farm
- Round barrow S of Grange Farm
Places to see near Fordon
Lakes near Fordon
Canals near Fordon
Rivers near Fordon
- Upper Fox Drain Catchment ds of Sherburn STW
- Ouse from R Wharfe to Upper Humber
- Bishop Dike (Trib of Ouse)
- Stillingfleet Beck Source to Ouse
- Mill Dike from Source to Bishop Dike
- Riccall Dam Catchment (trib of Ouse)
- Selby Dam from Conf. Fox Dike and Carr Dike to Ouse
- Ouse Still/fleet bk - Kelfield and Wharfe d/s Ryther
- Fox Dike/Carr Dike from Source to Selby Dam
- Holmes Dike catchment (trib of Ouse)
- Danes Dyke
- Gypsey Race from Source to North Sea
- Barmston Sea Drain / Skipsea Drain to Conf
- Barmston Sea Drain from Skipsea Drain to N Sea
- Gransmoor Drain (Burton Agnes to Lissett Area)
- Earls Dyke from Source to North Sea
- Auburn Beck from Source to North Sea
- Steam Dyke Hornsea Mere to N Sea
- Oldfleet/Wyton/Sproatley Drain from Source to Humber
- Burton Pidsea Drain Lower Catchment
- Fosse drain / Skeffling Drain
- Ottringham Drain from Ottringham Grange to Humber
- Burstwick Drain from Source to Humber
- Humbleton Beck Catchment
- Sands/Keyingham/Roos Dr from Source to Humber
- Winestead Drain from Source to Humber
- Mill Beck 3 (N Cave to High Humsley Area)
- Mill Beck 4 (N and S Newbald Area)
- Mill Beck 2 (Ellerker Area)
- Foulness from Source to Black Beck (South)
- Foulness from Black Beck to Market Weighton Canal
- Wellsprings Drain/Eastburn Beck/Driffield Trout Stream
- Scurf Dike from Source to River Hull
- Skerne Beck
- Nafferton Beck from Source to to Driffield Canal
- Lowthorpe/Kelk/Foston Bks from Source to Frodingham Beck
- Old Howe/Frodingham Beck to R Hull
- West Beck Lower to River Hull
- Garton Wold / Water Forlorns
- Hull from West Beck to Arram Beck
- West Beck Upper
- Mickley Dike Catchment
- Conistone Ganstead Area
- Fleet Drain
- Ella Dyke
- Fordyke Stream Lower to Holderness Dr
- Hull from Arram Beck to Humber
- High Hunsley to Arram Area
- Lambwath Stream from Source to Foredyke Stream
- Scorborough Beck
- Bryan Mills Beck Source to Bryan Mills Farm
- Middleton on the Wolds and Watton Beck
- Holderness Drain from Fordyke Stream to Humber
- Holderness Drain Source to Fordyke Stream
- High Hunsley to Woodmansey Area
- Foredyke Stream Upper
- Catchwater Drain
- Beverley and Barmston Drain
- Bishop Wilton Beck Catch (trib of Blackfoss Beck)
- Birk Lane Drain Catch (trib of Derwent)
- Bielby Beck from Source to Pocklington Beck
- Gowthorpe Beck Catch (trib of Blackfoss Beck)
- Pocklington Beck from Source to Bielby beck
- Lowmoor Drain Catch (trib of Derwent)
- Blackfoss Bk lower Catch (trib of Pocklington Bk)
- Pocklington Beck from Bielby Bk to River Derwent
- Derwent from Elvington Beck to River Ouse
- Fleet Dike catch (trib of Ouse)
- Eastfield Drain Lower to River Hertford
- Sherburn Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Lowdales Beck Catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Black/Crosscliff/Grain Bk from Source to R Derwent
- Ruston Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- The Syme form Source to Thornton/Dalby/Staindale
- Ebberston Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Hertford from Source to River Derwent
- Lownorth Beck from Source to River Derwent
- Derwent from Source to Black Beck
- Seamer Drain from Source to River Hertford
- Thornton/Dalby/Staindale from Source to the Syme
- Brompton Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Troutsdale Beck from Source to River Derwent
- Scampston Beck catchment (trib of Derwent)
- Burniston Beck/Sea Cut/Scalby Beck Catch to N Sea
- Derwent from Black Beck to River Rye
