The Folly

The Folly is a locality in , , . The Folly is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stamford and Rutland Hospital and St Leonard’s Priory.

Hospital
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an elective care hospital in , administered by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. The Stamford and Rutland Infirmary opened in 1828.

Ruins
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Leonard's Priory, Stamford was a priory in , England. It was built in , supposedly on the site of a monastery which was founded by St Wilfrid in 658 and destroyed in the Danish invasion.

School
Photo: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a further education college on Drift Road in , , . It opened as Stamford Technical College in 1967 and was later called New College Stamford, becoming in 2020.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stamford and Stamford Baron St Martin.

Photo: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town at the south-west corner of , with a population of about 21,000. It's a charming place with a well-preserved Georgian centre, and with opulent Burghley House just south.

Suburb
is a former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the South Kesteven district, in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of The Folly.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of in the of England. It is situated close to the eastern boundary of the county, about 2 miles north of . The parish includes the hamlet of Belmesthorpe. is situated 2 miles northwest of The Folly.

The Folly

Latitude
52.66412° or 52° 39′ 51″ north
Longitude
-0.44386° or 0° 26′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C4XMH74+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2699887958
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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