Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Folly, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Folly 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 |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.827649 |
| Longitude | -2.387007 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Folly exists as a quiet breath held between rolling Dorset hills. It lies 12.4 km south-south-west of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 208°T, OS grid ST 728 031), and is situated north-east of Plush village. The air here seems to hum with the silent industry of generations, a subtle resonance of fields turned and livestock tended under a sky that often bleeds into the softest mauves and greys of approaching dusk. Though no great abbey or castle marks its centre, Folly possesses a certain understated grace, evident in the weathered stone of its older cottages and the gentle curve of the lane that meanders through its heart. The distant bleating of sheep occasionally drifts on the breeze, a timeless sound that anchors Folly to the enduring rhythm of the land.
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Explore Folly, 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: 50.827649, -2.387007. 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. |