Folly Roads
Folly Roads is a roadstead in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Folly Roads is situated nearby to the village Greenisland, as well as near the locality Cultra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Trooperslane railway station and Greenisland railway station.
Trooperslane railway station
Railway station
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Trooperslane railway station serves the hamlet of Trooperslane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. A park and ride facility is located at the station. The station was opened on 11 April 1848. Trooperslane railway station is situated 2 miles north of Folly Roads.
Greenisland railway station
Railway station
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Greenisland railway station serves Greenisland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 11 April 1848 as Carrickfergus Junction. It was renamed on 10 January 1893. Greenisland railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Folly Roads.
Cultra railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cultra railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It serves the Cultra residential area and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Cultra railway station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Folly Roads.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Jordanstown.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Jordanstown
Suburb
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jordanstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Jordanstown is situated 2½ miles west of Folly Roads.
Holywood
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holywood is a town five miles northeast of Belfast. It's historically in County Down, but since 2015 has been governed as part of Ards and North Down District, along with Bangor and Newtownards.
Folly Roads
- Type: Roadstead
- Also known as: “Folly Road”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.68333° or 54° 41′ northLongitude
-5.83333° or 5° 50′ westOpen location code
9C6PM5M8+8MGeoNames ID
2649251
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