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.
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| 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 |
Folly Gate emerges from the landscape as a collection of stone and slate where the winds of the north reach down toward the moor. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-west of Okehampton (from Okehampton: bearing 331°T, OS grid SX 573 978). The horizon here is dominated by the weight of the sky, which presses against the low-slung roofs and the hard, ancient lines of the surrounding fields. Only half a mile to the north-west, Smerdon Marsh holds the heavy damp of the earth, creating a low, grey stillness that defines the mood of the surrounding pastures. Eastward, the shadows deepen where Abbeyford Woods gather their timber, providing a thick, dark contrast to the open, exposed character of the higher ground. Folly Gate remains a place of sharp edges and sudden weather, where the light shifts rapidly across the stone walls of the older cottages. The terrain demands a rugged endurance, marked by the proximity of the high moorland that dictates the rhythm of life for those who work the land. Here, the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, stripped clean by the breeze that moves relentlessly across the Devon heights.
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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 | August 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. |