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Where is The Folly?

The Folly is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, three miles west of the town of Blandford Forum, 15 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 59 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 101 miles south-west of London. The Folly lies seven miles south-west of the Wiltshire border. The Folly falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT11 postcode district. The post town for The Folly is Blandford Forum.

The Folly on a map

Map showing extent of The Folly as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of The Folly
Map showing location of The Folly within the UK
Location of The Folly within the UK

Which county is The Folly in?

The Folly is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is The Folly in Dorset?

The Folly is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of The Folly within Dorset
Location of The Folly within Dorset

What is the postcode for The Folly?

The nearest postcode to the centre of The Folly is DT11 0QF.

Where is The Folly in DT11?

The Folly is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT11 postcode district.

Map showing location of The Folly within DT11
Location of The Folly within DT11

What is the post town for The Folly?

The post town for The Folly is Blandford Forum. The Folly is in the DT11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blandford Forum.

What is the latitude and longitude of The Folly?

The centre of The Folly is located at position 50.87301° latitude and -2.22704° longitude.

Latitude50.87301°
Longitude-2.22704°

What is the easting and northing of The Folly?

The centre of The Folly is located at the grid reference easting 384121 and northing 108193 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384121
Northing108193

What are the nearest towns to The Folly?

Position of The Folly relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Folly to the centre of the town.

west
3m
The Folly is 3 miles west of Blandford Forum
south-east
5m
The Folly is 5 miles south-east of Sturminster Newton
south-east
9m
The Folly is 9 miles south-east of Stalbridge
south
9m
The Folly is 9 miles south of Shaftesbury
south
12m
The Folly is 12 miles south of Gillingham
north-west
12m
The Folly is 12 miles north-west of Wimborne Minster
south-east
14m
The Folly is 14 miles south-east of Sherborne
north
14m
The Folly is 14 miles north of Wareham
north-east
14m
The Folly is 14 miles north-east of Dorchester
south-east
15m
The Folly is 15 miles south-east of Wincanton

What are the nearest cities to The Folly?

Position of The Folly relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Folly to the centre of the city.

south-west
23m
The Folly is 23 miles south-west of Salisbury
south-east
30m
The Folly is 30 miles south-east of Wells
south
36m
The Folly is 36 miles south of Bath
west
36m
The Folly is 36 miles west of Southampton
west
42m
The Folly is 42 miles west of Winchester
south
43m
The Folly is 43 miles south of Bristol
west
50m
The Folly is 50 miles west of Portsmouth
east
58m
The Folly is 58 miles east of Exeter
south-east
59m
The Folly is 59 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
60m
The Folly is 60 miles south-east of Newport