Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore The Folly, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Folly, Dorset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | The Folly |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.873015 |
| Longitude | -2.227042 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Folly endures as a cluster of quiet dwellings marking a singular point in the Dorset landscape. It lies 2.9 miles west-north-west of Blandford Forum (from Blandford Forum: bearing 292°T, OS grid ST 841 081), and is situated west-south-west of Durweston village. Sunlight here catches the flint and chalk, casting long, sharp shadows that define the edges of the fields as the day wanes. To the north-north-west, the terrain drops into the hidden, verdant basin of Hillcombe Bottom, where the air grows heavy and still. The Folly feels detached from the industry of the larger market towns, existing in a pocket of silence that seems to stretch toward the dense canopy of Eastcombe Wood. Ancient rhythms of agriculture persist in the surrounding acreage, where the soil is thin and demanding. The nearby rise of Shillingstone Hill looms as a constant, immovable presence against the shifting grey of the sky. In this corner of the South West, the wind carries a faint, persistent cold that reminds those who pass through of the indifferent age of the hills.
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Explore The 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: 50.873015, -2.227042. 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. |