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 miles6 km
- Bridlington 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Beverley 24.8 miles40 km
- Whitby 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Driffield 13.5 miles21.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Flixton Ings Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hunmanby & Sherburn Ward 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Staxton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cayton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Willerby Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Lebberston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Muston Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Eastfield Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Gristhorpe Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Hunmanby Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Wold Newton Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Osgodby Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Folkton
YO11 3UB, YO11 3UJ, YO11 3UD, YO11 3UG, YO11 3XA, YO11 3HS, YO14 0HX, YO11 3UE, YO12 4NH … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 47 miles75.6 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 55.6 miles89.4 km
- Seamer Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Hunmanby Railway Station 3.6 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Folkton Ad
- The Farrier 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Orchard Lodge & Wolds Restaurant 5 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The Outlook Scarborough 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Raincliffe Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Norlands 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Piebald Inn 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Serenity Guest House 3 5.6 miles9 km
- The Mayfield Seamer 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Brialene Holiday Apartments 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Bike & Boot 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Local points of interest
- Star Carr Archaeological site 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Scarborough Signal Station Historic site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Wolds Way Lavender Gardens 11.3 miles18.3 km
- North Beach Beach 11.4 miles18.3 km
- The Walled Garden Gardens 11.8 miles19 km
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Eden Camp Museum 16.1 miles25.8 km