GetTheData logo

Where is The Folly?

The Folly is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, five miles north of the major city of Bath, 35 miles east of Cardiff, and 96 miles west of London. The Folly lies roughly one mile north-east of the Somerset border. The Folly falls within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It is in the SN14 postcode district. The post town for The Folly is Chippenham.

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 Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of South Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountySouth Gloucestershire

Where is The Folly in Gloucestershire?

The Folly is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

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

What is the postcode for The Folly?

The nearest postcode to the centre of The Folly is SN14 8JR.

Where is The Folly in SN14?

The Folly is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SN14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SN14 postcode district.

Map showing location of The Folly within SN14
Location of The Folly within SN14

What is the post town for The Folly?

The post town for The Folly is Chippenham. The Folly is in the SN14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chippenham.

What is the latitude and longitude of The Folly?

The centre of The Folly is located at position 51.45511° latitude and -2.36111° longitude.

Latitude51.45511°
Longitude-2.36111°

What is the easting and northing of The Folly?

The centre of The Folly is located at the grid reference easting 375006 and northing 172966 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375006
Northing172966

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.

south
6m
The Folly is 6 miles south of Chipping Sodbury
south-east
6m
The Folly is 6 miles south-east of Yate
north-east
7m
The Folly is 7 miles north-east of Keynsham
west
8m
The Folly is 8 miles west of Corsham
north-west
9m
The Folly is 9 miles north-west of Bradford-on-Avon
south-east
10m
The Folly is 10 miles south-east of Bradley Stoke
south-east
10m
The Folly is 10 miles south-east of Filton
west
11m
The Folly is 11 miles west of Chippenham
north-west
11m
The Folly is 11 miles north-west of Melksham
north-west
11m
The Folly is 11 miles north-west of Trowbridge

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.

north
5m
The Folly is 5 miles north of Bath
east
10m
The Folly is 10 miles east of Bristol
north-east
21m
The Folly is 21 miles north-east of Wells
south
29m
The Folly is 29 miles south of Gloucester
east
29m
The Folly is 29 miles east of Newport
east
35m
The Folly is 35 miles east of Cardiff
north-west
36m
The Folly is 36 miles north-west of Salisbury
south
44m
The Folly is 44 miles south of Hereford
south
51m
The Folly is 51 miles south of Worcester
south-west
52m
The Folly is 52 miles south-west of Oxford