Traditional county: Devon · District / Borough: West Devon · Region: South West
Explore Folly Gate, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Folly Gate map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Folly Gate |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| District / Borough | West Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.762637 |
| Longitude | -4.023637 |
| Place Type | Village |
The rolling Devonshire landscape provides a picturesque backdrop to Folly Gate. It lies 3.0 km north-north-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 331°T, OS grid SX 573 978). Folly Gate's character is largely shaped by its agricultural heritage, with surrounding fields often dedicated to livestock and arable farming. While Folly Gate itself is a small hamlet, its proximity to Dartmoor National Park offers residents and visitors easy access to expansive moorland, ancient tors, and diverse wildlife. The area retains a strong sense of rural community, with local life revolving around the nearby market town of Okehampton.
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Explore Folly Gate, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.762637, -4.023637. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |