Folke
Folke is a locality in Folke, West Dorset District, England. Folke is situated nearby to the village Alweston, as well as near North Wootton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Folke Wood and Parish Church of St Lawrence.
Folke Wood
Forest
Folke Wood is a wood near Folke in Dorset, England. It was planted by the Woodland Trust in 1985. It consists of native broadleaved trees as well as apple and ash trees. The apple trees are the remains of an orchard which existed in the 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alweston and Longburton.
Alweston
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alweston is a village in Dorset, England, situated roughly 3.5 miles southeast of Sherborne. Historically it belonged to the Parish of Folke, in the Hundred of Sherborne.
Longburton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 524.
Castleton
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castleton is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The parish virtually encircles the town of Sherborne, and contains within its boundary both Sherborne Castle and Sherborne Old Castle. Castleton is situated 2 miles north of Folke.
Folke
- Type: Locality
- Location: Folke, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.91962° or 50° 55′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.4863° or 2° 29′ 11″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C2VWG97+RFGeoNames ID
13276386
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