Forden

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

Forden
St Michaels, Forden
Forden is located in Powys
Forden
Forden
Location within Powys
Population1,426 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ227010
Community
  • Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELSHPOOL
Postcode districtSY21
Dialling code01938
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°36′07″N 3°08′35″W / 52.602°N 3.143°W / 52.602; -3.143

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[2] with the neighbouring settlements of Trelystan, Leighton and Kingswood.

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

  1. ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Community Council