Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Folly, Tyne and Wear 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Folly, Tyne and Wear, 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 | Folly |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.955370 |
| Longitude | -1.771149 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Folly retains an unassuming character that mirrors the quiet industry of the Tyne and Wear landscape. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-west of Ryton (from Ryton: bearing 195°T, OS grid NZ 147 623), and is situated south-south-east of Ryton Woodside village. The terrain here rises with a modest, deliberate persistence, reflecting the geological character of the Gateshead district. To the south-south-east, the waters of the Barlow Burn carve a subtle path through the earth, marking the land with a silver-grey ribbon that catches the low, pale light of the North East. Folly remains a place defined by its proximity to the rural periphery, where the shadows of modern life lengthen against a backdrop of older, agrarian horizons. The air carries a crisp, unadorned quality, unburdened by the clamour of larger centres, as if the ground itself prefers the company of the wind. Even the nearby slopes of Bewes Hill seem to guard the quietude of the surrounding fields, offering a stark, elevated perspective over the unfolding valley. Every lane and boundary around Folly suggests a history of endurance, where the modest architecture of the suburban fringe meets the persistent, wilder intentions of the natural world.
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Explore Folly, Tyne and Wear, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.955370, -1.771149. 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. |