The Folly
The Folly is a historic building in Settle, North Yorkshire, a town in England. It houses the Museum of North Craven Life. The house was constructed in 1670, as the home of Richard Preston, a local lawyer.Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade I listed building in Craven, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “The Folly, Settle”
- Address: Victoria Street, Settle, BD24 9EY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of North Craven Life and Settle Town Hall.
Settle Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settle Town Hall is a municipal building in Cheapside in Settle, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Settle Rural District Council, is a Grade II listed building. Settle Town Hall is situated 450 feet northwest of The Folly.
Settle Victoria Hall
Arts center
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settle Victoria Hall is a Grade II listed concert hall in Kirkgate, Settle, North Yorkshire, England. It is the UK's oldest surviving music hall. Built in about 1852, and designed by Sharpe and Paley, it opened as Settle Music Hall on 11 October 1853. Settle Victoria Hall is situated 890 feet northwest of The Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giggleswick and Langcliffe.
Giggleswick
Village
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Giggleswick, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lies on the B6480 road, less than 1 mile north-west of the town of Settle and divided from it by the River Ribble.
Langcliffe
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langcliffe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, in England. It lies to the north of Settle and east of Giggleswick. The River Ribble runs along the west of the village.
Stackhouse
Hamlet
Stackhouse, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Giggleswick on the western bank of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England.
The Folly
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Settle, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.06764° or 54° 4′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.27534° or 2° 16′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6V3P9F+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 92223091OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17538090
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