Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Folke, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Folke 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 | Folke |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.919621 |
| Longitude | -2.486301 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Folke emerges from the quiet Dorset clay as a collection of homesteads defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 147°T, OS grid ST 659 134), and is situated south-south-west of Alweston village. The land here holds the damp memory of winter long into the spring, grounding Folke in a landscape of heavy, fertile fields that demand constant attention from the plough. A short distance away, the skeletal remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church stand as a silent, weathered sentinel, watching over the low-lying pastures with a gravity that defies the erosion of centuries. To the north, the expansive grounds of Sherborne Castle exert a distant, aristocratic influence, casting a long shadow of history over the rolling contours that define the horizon. The air in Folke carries the sharp scent of turning earth and woodsmoke, a testament to the enduring agricultural rhythms that sustain the inhabitants. Sunlight often plays across the heavy hedgerows, illuminating the mossy stone walls that mark the boundaries of these ancient, private holdings. Through every transition of light, Folke maintains a steadfast composure, indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world.
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Explore Folke, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.919621, -2.486301. 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. |