Nore Folly
Nore Folly is a folly near the village of Slindon, West Sussex, United Kingdom. The stone construction resembles a gateway but is a decorative piece which leads to nowhere.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Thomas-Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade II listed folly in Slindon, Arun, West Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Nore Hill Folly”, “Slindon Folly”, and “The Folly”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Ballard School and Fontwell Park Racecourse.
Great Ballard School
School
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Great Ballard School is a co-educational independent school for children aged 2½ to 16 years. It was founded in 1924 and set up at its current location in Eartham, near Chichester, West Sussex, England, in 1961. The headmaster is Matthew King. Great Ballard School is situated 1 mile west of Nore Folly.
Fontwell Park Racecourse
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontwell Park Racecourse is a horse racing course located in the village of Fontwell in West Sussex, England, owned by ARC Racing. It features a unique figure of eight steeplechase course and a conventional oval hurdles course. Fontwell Park Racecourse is situated 2 miles south of Nore Folly.
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madehurst
Church
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.
The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madehurst is situated 2 miles east of Nore Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slindon and Walberton.
Slindon
Village
Photo: Chrispaxly99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slindon is a mostly rural village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, containing a developed nucleus amid woodland. Much of Slindon's woodland belongs to the National Trust on the southern edge of the escarpment of the South Downs National Park.
Walberton
Village
Photo: Peter Whitcomb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walberton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, 5 miles north-west of Littlehampton, and south of the A27 road. The land rises from 33–115 feet above sea level, a quarter of the height of Nore Hill, the nearest foothill of the South Downs, which is to the north of the parish. Walberton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nore Folly.
Crockerhill
Hamlet
Crockerhill is a hamlet on the A27 road between Tangmere and Fontwell in West Sussex, England. It has one public house, The Winterton Arms. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Boxgrove. Crockerhill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Nore Folly.
Nore Folly
- Categories: folly and historic site
- Location: Slindon, Arun District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.87747° or 50° 52′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.64378° or 0° 38′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C2XV9G4+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 223595382OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyWikidata ID
Q19655121
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In Other Languages
“Nore Folly” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نور فالي”
- Arabic: “نور فولي”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nore Hill and Eartham Wood.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nore Folly”. Photo: Chris Thomas-Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.