Knocks Folly
Knocks Folly, also known as Janvier House and Barroll House, is a historic home located at Kennedyville, Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is an unusual combination of a small, 1+1⁄2-story, mid-18th-century log home with a three-story, Federal brick wing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Shrewsbury Church.
Shrewsbury Church
Church
Shrewsbury Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Kennedyville, Kent County, Maryland, United States. It is a rural parish church constructed in 1834, and remodeled to its present vernacular Gothic-influenced appearance in 1890. Shrewsbury Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Knocks Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kennedyville and Still Pond.
Kennedyville
Hamlet
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Kennedyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 199. Knocks Folly, Shrewsbury Church, and Woodland Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kennedyville is situated 3½ miles south of Knocks Folly.
Still Pond
Village
Still Pond is a census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Still Pond is located at the intersection of Maryland routes 292 and 566 on Still Pond Neck, south-southeast of Betterton and north of Chestertown. Still Pond is situated 3½ miles southwest of Knocks Folly.
Betterton
Village
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Betterton is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 345 at the 2010 census. Betterton is situated 4 miles west of Knocks Folly.
Knocks Folly
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: building in Maryland, United States
- Categories: building and locality
- Location: Kent County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.354° or 39° 21′ 14″ northLongitude
-75.98439° or 75° 59′ 4″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87F69238+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 158446913OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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