Forden

Forden (Welsh: Ffordun) is a village near Welshpool in Powys, Wales, formerly in the historic county of Montgomeryshire. It forms part of the community (and community council) of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan with the neighbouring settlements of Trelystan, Leighton and Kingswood.

Not to be confused with Fordon, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Forden
  • Welsh: Ffordun
St Michaels, Forden
Forden
Location within Powys
Population1,426 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ227010
Community
  • Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
Principal area
  • Powys
Preserved county
  • Powys
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELSHPOOL
Postcode districtSY21
Dialling code01938
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Montgomeryshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Montgomeryshire

Looking down on the parish is the Long Mountain, which stretches north eastwards from Forden through the border between Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, England.

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