Folly Plantation
Folly Plantation is a forest in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Folly Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet White Kirkley, as well as near the locality Wager Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Frosterley railway station and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Frosterley railway station
Railway station
Frosterley is a railway station on the Weardale Railway, and serves the village of Frosterley in Weardale, England. First opened in 1847, the station closed to passengers in 1953, before reopening again in 2004.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frosterley and Wolsingham.
Frosterley
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frosterley is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated in Weardale, on the River Wear close to its confluence with Bollihope Burn; between Wolsingham and Stanhope; 18 miles west of Durham City and 26 miles southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Wolsingham
Town
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wolsingham is a market town in Weardale, County Durham, England. It is situated by the River Wear, between Crook and Stanhope.
Hill End
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hill End is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the south side of Weardale, near Frosterley.
Folly Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Stanhope, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.7079° or 54° 42′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.9551° or 1° 57′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6WP25V+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 199792700OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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