Folly Point
Folly Point is a cape in Hoo St Werburgh, Medway, England. Folly Point is situated nearby to the locality Gillingham Reach, as well as near Pinup Reach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalen and The Ship Public House.
PS Medway Queen
Building
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The PS Medway Queen is a paddle driven steamship, the only mobile estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom. She was one of the "little Ships of Dunkirk", making a record seven trips and rescuing 7,000 men in the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillingham and Brompton.
Gillingham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gillingham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Brompton
Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brompton is a suburban village situated between the town centres of Gillingham and Chatham, lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in Medway, Kent, England. Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.
Chatham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatham is a historic maritime town in the English county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.
Folly Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Hoo St Werburgh, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40289° or 51° 24′ 10″ northLongitude
0.58227° or 0° 34′ 56″ eastElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9F32CH3J+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5026866171OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2649252
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