Other places · North East England
Ford Forge
In or near Branxton.
Ford Forge in England North East, United Kingdom.
DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw · 0.1 km
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ford Forge, the nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, located just 0.1 km away. The postcode is TD12 4TJ, which can be used for sat-nav. Entry is free, but please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Ford Forge is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2021
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ford Forge (Ford Mill), Northumberland, England is located on the River Till between the villages of Ford and Etal. Buildings housing a water-powered forge were constructed at this site by 1770. Throughout the nineteenth century the forge was used to manufacture shovels for Northumberland collieries. William Hutchinson, a contemporary author writing about Sir John Hussey Delaval's Ford estate which included Ford Forge, commented as follows. About a mile down the river, a Plating Forge was erected in 1769, where a large quantity of shovels, spades and other plate-iron works are made, as well for home consumption, as for exportation at the ports of Berwick, Newcastle, etc. The scheme, when carried to its intended extent, will be of great consequence to this part of the country. (from SINE project)
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.6397, -2.1068
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ford
- Postcode
- TD12 4TJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Heatherslaw — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5467782 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ford Forge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ford Forge?
- Ford Forge is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD12 4TJ), in the parish of Ford.
- What is Ford Forge?
- Ford Forge in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ford Forge?
- The nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD12 4TJ.
- Is Ford Forge a protected site?
- Yes — Ford Forge is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ford Forge?
- The nearest railway station is Heatherslaw, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD12 4TJ.