Folly
Folly is a ruins in Earley, Wokingham, England. Folly is situated nearby to the garden ECO Zone 1, as well as near Magnolias.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harris Garden and Cole Museum of Zoology.
Harris Garden
Garden
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harris Garden is a botanical garden of the University of Reading, situated about 2 miles from the centre of the English town of Reading. It was established in 1972 and expanded into its current form in 1988. Harris Garden is situated 680 feet south of Folly.
Cole Museum of Zoology
Museum
Photo: Chris huh, Public domain.
The Cole Museum of Zoology is a university museum, part of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading. It is located on the ground floor of the Health and Life Sciences building on the university's Whiteknights Campus in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England. Cole Museum of Zoology is situated 1,100 feet west of Folly.
University of Reading Atmospheric Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Tim Landy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The University of Reading Atmospheric Observatory, is an atmospheric observatory and weather station located on the Whiteknights Campus of the University of Reading. University of Reading Atmospheric Observatory is situated 1,400 feet north of Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Earley and Lower Earley.
Earley
Suburb
Photo: Virginia Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Earley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham, Berkshire, England. Along with the neighbouring town of Woodley, the Office for National Statistics places Earley within the Reading/Wokingham Urban Area; for the purposes of local government it falls within the Borough of Wokingham, outside the area of Reading Borough Council.
Lower Earley
Suburb
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Earley is a suburb of Earley, a town in Berkshire, England. Lower Earley is a predominantly lower-density residential area lying on the northern banks of the River Loddon.
Cemetery Junction
Locality
Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.
Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
Folly
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Earley, Wokingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.43774° or 51° 26′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.93865° or 0° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3XC3Q6+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6207386196OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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