The Folly
The Folly is a locality in St Osyth, Tendring District, England. The Folly is situated nearby to the locality Fred’s Hard, as well as near the town Brightlingsea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Howlands Marsh and Brightlingsea Library.
Howlands Marsh
Nature reserve
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howlands Marsh is a 29.9-hectare nature reserve north-east of St Osyth in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Colne Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest Special Protection Area and Ramsar site, and the Blackwater Flats and Marshes Nature Conservation Review site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Clear and Lee-over-Sands.
Point Clear
Village
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point Clear is a village in the civil parish of St Osyth, south-west of the village of St Osyth and on the other side of St Osyth Creek, a branch of the Colne Estuary in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England.
Lee-over-Sands
Hamlet
Lee-over-Sands is a small coastal hamlet in the civil parish of St Osyth, in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is located close to the mouth of the River Colne into the North Sea. Lee-over-Sands is situated 2½ miles south of The Folly.
Aingers Green
Village
Photo: Roger W Haworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of north east Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester. The parish includes the hamlets of Aingers Green and South Heath. Aingers Green is situated 3 miles northeast of The Folly.
The Folly
- Type: Locality
- Location: St Osyth, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80446° or 51° 48′ 16″ northLongitude
1.04059° or 1° 2′ 26″ eastOpen location code
9F33R23R+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 803889307OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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