"Fore Street" is a name often used for the main street of a town or village in Great Britain. Usage is prevalent in the south-west of England, with over seventy "Fore Streets" in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

and about seventy-five in

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, but it does also occur in some other parts of England and Scotland.

Settlements with a Fore Street in Cornwall

Settlements with a Fore Street in Devon

Settlements elsewhere in the UK with a Fore Street

*Dorset **

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*Hertfordshire: ** Hertford ** Hitchin ** Old Hatfield *Somerset: ** Chard **

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** Bridgwater **

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** Castle Cary *Suffolk **

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*Wiltshire **

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*Other places **

Basildon, Essex Basildon ( ) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1159. It lies east of Central London, south of the city of Chelmsford and ...

** Birmingham, B2 ** Eastcote, London **

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, London **

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** City of London, EC2 ** Glasgow, G14 **

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** Johnshaven, Montrose ** Lower Darwen, Lancashire

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File:DSCN1062ConstantineForeStreet.jpg, The Queen's Arms on Fore Street,

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

, Cornwall File:Fore Street Redruth - geograph.org.uk - 757049.jpg, The statue of a Cornish miner on Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall File:The North Eastern End of Fore Street, St Columb - geograph.org.uk - 1591820.jpg, The Red Lion Inn on Fore Street, St Columb, Cornwall File:-2019-04-25_Fore_Street,_Brixham,_Devon_(1).JPG, Pedestrianised shopping on Fore Street, Brixham, Devon File:Fore Street Taunton.jpg, Fore Street in

, Somerset, 1910 File:Listed building, Arlington House, 72 Fore Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. 2019.jpg, Arlington House, a listed building on Fore Street,

, Wiltshire File:Fore Street, London 1884.jpg, Fore Street, City of London in 1884 - the street now forms part of the Barbican Estate File:Fore Street sign.jpg, The modern street sign near the Barbican File:Edmonton Police Station (18001878721).jpg, Police station (demolished 1916) on Fore Street,

, north London, which approximately follows the Romans'

Ermine Street Ermine Street is a major Roman road in England that ran from London ('' Londinium'') to Lincoln (''Lindum Colonia'') and York (''Eboracum''). The Old English name was ''Earninga Strǣt'' (1012), named after a tribe called the ''Earningas' ...

File:Fore Street United Methodist Free Church, Lower Darwen (geograph 2515049).jpg, Methodist church on Fore Street,

Lower Darwen Lower Darwen is a village in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, contiguous with the town of Darwen, in the county of Lancashire. It is located between the towns of Blackburn and Darwen. Nearby places include Ewood and Blackamoor. ...

, Lancashire

Sources

Cornwall Council's Interactive Map

Street Map.co.uk
Geography of Cornwall Streets by type Types of streets Streets in England Geography of Devon English toponymy Street names

Settlements with a Fore Street in Cornwall

Settlements with a Fore Street in Devon

Settlements elsewhere in the UK with a Fore Street

Gallery

See also

Sources