Lord Berner’s Folly

Lord Berner’s Folly is a tower in , , . Lord Berner’s Folly is situated nearby to the forest , as well as near the peak .
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: building in Great Faringdon, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Faringdon Folly”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Town Hall and Corn Exchange.

Public building
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a municipal building in the Market Place in , , England. The building, which is used as an exhibitions and events venue, is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 2,800 feet west of Lord Berner’s Folly.

Public building
Photo: Jon S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a commercial building in Gloucester Street in , , England. The structure, which is currently used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building. is situated 3,100 feet west of Lord Berner’s Folly.

Manor estate
is a Grade I listed 14,510 square feet house in , Oxfordshire, England. It was built in about 1770–1785 for the Poet Laureate Sir Henry James Pye. is situated 3,200 feet west of Lord Berner’s Folly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Littleworth and Little Coxwell.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish off the A420, almost 2 miles northeast of . It was part of until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , about 1.5 miles south of and 0.8 miles east of . was part of until the 1974 local government boundary changes transferred the to . is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lord Berner’s Folly.

Village
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, historically also spelt Shillingford, is a village and civil parish about 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of in the in , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Lord Berner’s Folly.

Lord Berner’s Folly

Latitude
51.65889° or 51° 39′ 32″ north
Longitude
-1.57147° or 1° 34′ 17″ west
Inception
1935
Height
104 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C3WMC5H+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 556971744
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q26300583
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Faringdon Clump and Folly Hill.

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