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Where is Folke?

Folke is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Sherborne, 26 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 49 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 110 miles west of London. Folke lies two miles south-east of the Somerset border. Folke falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT9 postcode district. The post town for Folke is Sherborne.

Folke on a map

Map showing extent of Folke as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Folke
Map showing location of Folke within the UK
Location of Folke within the UK

Which county is Folke in?

Folke is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Folke in Dorset?

Folke is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.

Map showing location of Folke within Dorset
Location of Folke within Dorset

What is the postcode for Folke?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Folke is DT9 5HP.

Where is Folke in DT9?

Folke is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Folke within DT9
Location of Folke within DT9

What is the post town for Folke?

The post town for Folke is Sherborne. Folke is in the DT9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sherborne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Folke?

The centre of Folke is located at position 50.91962° latitude and -2.4863° longitude.

Latitude50.91962°
Longitude-2.4863°

What is the easting and northing of Folke?

The centre of Folke is located at the grid reference easting 365913 and northing 113464 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365913
Northing113464

What are the nearest towns to Folke?

Position of Folke relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Folke to the centre of the town.

south-east
2m
Folke is 2 miles south-east of Sherborne
south-west
5m
Folke is 5 miles south-west of Stalbridge
east
7m
Folke is 7 miles east of Yeovil
west
8m
Folke is 8 miles west of Sturminster Newton
south
10m
Folke is 10 miles south of Wincanton
south
12m
Folke is 12 miles south of Castle Cary
south-west
12m
Folke is 12 miles south-west of Gillingham
south
13m
Folke is 13 miles south of Bruton
north-east
13m
Folke is 13 miles north-east of Beaminster
east
14m
Folke is 14 miles east of Crewkerne

What are the nearest cities to Folke?

Position of Folke relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Folke to the centre of the city.

south
21m
Folke is 21 miles south of Wells
west
32m
Folke is 32 miles west of Salisbury
south
32m
Folke is 32 miles south of Bath
south
37m
Folke is 37 miles south of Bristol
west
47m
Folke is 47 miles west of Southampton
east
48m
Folke is 48 miles east of Exeter
south-east
49m
Folke is 49 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
51m
Folke is 51 miles south-east of Newport
west
52m
Folke is 52 miles west of Winchester
west
62m
Folke is 62 miles west of Portsmouth