Folkton
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.2, -0.391 |
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| OS grid ref: | TA 05 79 |
| Dialling code: | 01723 (Scarborough) |
Folkton is a small rural parish in North Yorkshire, a few miles inland from the Yorkshire Coast between Filey and Scarborough. It sits on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, with rolling chalk countryside and farmland that make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers and give the area a distinctly pastoral character.
The local economy is largely agricultural and residential, with a small, close‑knit community and easy access to coastal attractions. It also has a notable place in prehistory: the Neolithic carved chalk cylinders known as the Folkton Drums, found in a nearby burial mound and now held in the British Museum, have made the parish of interest to archaeologists and visitors intrigued by ancient Britain.
Postcode districts covering Folkton
Most populated places nearby
- Scarborough 3.7 miles
- Bridlington 10.9 miles
- Beverley 24.8 miles
- Whitby 21.9 miles
- Driffield 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Flixton Ings Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hunmanby & Sherburn Ward 1.6 miles
- Staxton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cayton Parish 2.3 miles
- Willerby Parish 2.6 miles
- Lebberston Parish 2.6 miles
- Muston Built-up area 3 miles
- Eastfield Parish 3.1 miles
- Gristhorpe Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Hunmanby Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Wold Newton Parish 3.2 miles
- Osgodby Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Folkton
YO11 3UA, YO11 3UE, YO11 3UH, YO11 3UD, YO11 3UB, YO12 4NN, YO11 3HS, YO11 3UJ, YO11 3UQ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 47 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 55.6 miles
- Seamer Railway Station 3 miles
- Hunmanby Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Folkton Ad
- Orchard Lodge 5 0.7 miles
- The Royal Oak 3 3.7 miles
- The Waves 5 miles
- The Mayfield Seamer 3 3.4 miles
- Host & Stay | Holmedene 2.8 miles
- Bike & Boot Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- The Chapel House Hotel 4 5.2 miles
- Wrangham House 3.1 miles
- Rivelyn Hotel Bar & Restaurant 3 5.3 miles
- The Albert 4 6.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Star Carr Archaeological site 1.4 miles
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 6.1 miles
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 11.3 miles
- North Beach Beach 11.4 miles
- The Walled Garden Gardens 11.8 miles
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 12.7 miles
- Eden Camp Museum 16.1 miles