North Yorkshire
Scarborough District
Folkton

Folkton

Folkton is a small village and civil parish at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds and on the edge of the Vale of Pickering on an area known as Folkton Carr in , England.
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Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Folkton, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John’s Church, Folkton and Star Carr.

Church
Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John's Church is the parish church of Folkton, a village in , in England. The church was built in the mid 12th century, from which time the north doorway and part of the chancel arch survive. is situated 380 feet west of Folkton.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
is a Mesolithic archaeological site in , England. It is around five miles south of . It is generally regarded as the most important and informative Mesolithic site in . is situated 2 miles northwest of Folkton.

Military installation
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Staxton Wold or is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force, located near in , England. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Folkton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flixton and Staxton.

Village
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the . From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Village
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, part of the civil parish of , and situated approximately 8.2 miles from town centre. is situated 2½ miles west of Folkton.

Hamlet
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the , England, near the border with . is situated 3 miles south of Folkton.

Folkton

Latitude
54.2025° or 54° 12′ 9″ north
Longitude
-0.38462° or 0° 23′ 5″ west
Population
526
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
Open location code
9C6X6J28+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235744445
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
2649254
Wiki­data ID
Q2194329
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Folkton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Folkton”
  • Dutch: “Folkton”
  • French: “Folkton”
  • Irish: “Folkton”
  • Italian: “Folkton”
  • Ladin: “Folkton”
  • Latin: “Folketona”
  • Polish: “Folkton”
  • Swedish: “Folkton”
  • Turkish: “Folkton”
  • “Folkton”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Folkton”. Photo: Nigelcoates, CC BY-SA 3.0.