Folke

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Folke
Dorset

Folke Manor House
Location
Grid reference: ST660135
Location: 50°55’11"N, 2°29’11"W
Data
Population: 270  (2013 est.)
Post town: Sherborne
Postcode: DT9
Local Government
Council: Dorset
Parliamentary
constituency:
West Dorset

Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset, situated in the Blackmore Vale, about three and a half miles south-east of Sherborne.

The parish has an area of 2,120 acres and includes the hamlet of Folke itself and the slightly larger settlement of Alweston. A 2013 estimate of the population of Folke parish was 270.

The Manor House in the hamlet of Folke dates from about 1500, and adjoins the early 17th-century parish church. The house of Font le Roi, sited by the road towards Sturminster Newton, was built as a gatehouse in the 15th century. Folke Wood is nearby.

Outside links

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