The Folly
The Folly is a peak in Hope, High Peak District, England and has an elevation of 771 feet. The Folly is situated nearby to the village Hope, as well as near the hamlet Brough-on-Noe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hope Valley College and Peveril Castle.
Hope Valley College
School
Hope Valley College is an academy school. It is adjacent to the Peakshole Water, in the High Peak district. It provides education to pupils aged 11–16.
Peveril Castle
Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.
Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the…
Hope railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hope railway station serves the villages of Hope and Brough in the Derbyshire Peak District of England, 14+3⁄4 miles west of Sheffield. The station lies between the two villages, Hope and Brough, around 0.6 miles east of Hope, and also serves Bradwell and Castleton; the latter being a notable tourist spot, famous for its caverns and the gemstone called Blue John.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleton and Bradwell.
Castleton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Castleton is a small town in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its two main claims to fame are the 12th-century Peveril Castle and a series of four show caves, where minerals including Blue John, unique to this area, have been mined.
Bradwell
Village
Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The population in 2022 was 1,787. It lies south of the main body of the Hope Valley but is usually included among its settlements.
Aston
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011.
The Folly
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 771 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Hope, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.34274° or 53° 20′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.74895° or 1° 44′ 56″ westElevation
771 feet (235 metres)Open location code
9C5W87V2+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 14099629549OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12613572
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