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Where is The Folly?

The Folly is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, two miles east of the town of Harpenden, five miles north of the major city of St Albans, and 22 miles north of London. The Folly lies two miles south of the Bedfordshire border. The Folly falls within the district council of St. Albans, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the AL4 postcode district. The post town for The Folly is St. Albans.

The Folly on a map

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

Which county is The Folly in?

The Folly is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is The Folly in Hertfordshire?

The Folly is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of The Folly within Hertfordshire
Location of The Folly within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for The Folly?

The nearest postcode to the centre of The Folly is AL4 8HJ.

Where is The Folly in AL4?

The Folly is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the AL4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the AL4 postcode district.

Map showing location of The Folly within AL4
Location of The Folly within AL4

What is the post town for The Folly?

The post town for The Folly is St. Albans. The Folly is in the AL4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Albans.

What is the latitude and longitude of The Folly?

The centre of The Folly is located at position 51.81743° latitude and -0.30828° longitude.

Latitude51.81743°
Longitude-0.30828°

What is the easting and northing of The Folly?

The centre of The Folly is located at the grid reference easting 516706 and northing 214553 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting516706
Northing214553

What are the nearest towns to The Folly?

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

east
2m
The Folly is 2 miles east of Harpenden
west
4m
The Folly is 4 miles west of Welwyn Garden City
north-west
5m
The Folly is 5 miles north-west of Hatfield
south-east
6m
The Folly is 6 miles south-east of Luton
south-west
7m
The Folly is 7 miles south-west of Stevenage
north-east
8m
The Folly is 8 miles north-east of Hemel Hempstead
north
9m
The Folly is 9 miles north of Radlett
south
9m
The Folly is 9 miles south of Hitchin
north-west
10m
The Folly is 10 miles north-west of Potters Bar
west
10m
The Folly is 10 miles west of Hertford

What are the nearest cities to The Folly?

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

north
5m
The Folly is 5 miles north of St Albans
north
23m
The Folly is 23 miles north of London
north-west
23m
The Folly is 23 miles north-west of City of London
north
23m
The Folly is 23 miles north of City of Westminster
south-east
25m
The Folly is 25 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south-west
32m
The Folly is 32 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
34m
The Folly is 34 miles west of Chelmsford
east
41m
The Folly is 41 miles east of Oxford
south-west
47m
The Folly is 47 miles south-west of Ely
west
48m
The Folly is 48 miles west of Southend-on-Sea