Forton, Staffordshire

Forton is a small village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated east of the market town of Newport, Shropshire.

[1] It is situated around Forton Hall and the 14th century All Saints church, and is sited on the Roman road Via Devana and the modern A519 road between Newport and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Forton Hall was built by Edwin Skrymsher of Norbury Manor, Eccleshall, at the end of the 17th century and is situated adjacent to the church of All Saints.

The most prominent monument is the alabaster tomb of Thomas Skrymsher (died 1633), knight of Aqualate and his family.

Media related to Forton, Staffordshire at Wikimedia Commons