Ford’s Folly

Ford’s Folly is a deciduous forest in , . Ford’s Folly is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Sarum and Old Sarum Cathedral.

Archaeological site
, in , , is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of . Situated on a hill about two miles north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bob Castle, Public domain.
was a Catholic and Norman cathedral at old Salisbury, now known as , between 1092 and 1220. Only its foundations remain, in the north-west quadrant of the circular outer bailey of the site, about 2 miles north of the centre of modern , Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom.

Church
St Mary's Church in the Market Place of , England, was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury and Wilton.

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is a cathedral city in the county of , in the at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 13 km northwest of .

Town
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is a town and civil parish in , England. Lying about 3 miles west of the city of , and until 1889 the county town of Wiltshire, it has a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of in , England, centred about 0.6 miles south of and across the River Avon. is split into the areas of West and East .

Ford’s Folly

Latitude
51.0912° or 51° 5′ 28″ north
Longitude
-1.8501° or 1° 51′ 0″ west
Open location code
9C3W34RX+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31150812
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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