Follifoot
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.967, -1.483 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 34 52 |
| Dialling code: | 01937 (Wetherby) |
Follifoot is a small village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, lying a few miles south of Harrogate and close to the historic estate of Stockeld Park and the village of Spofforth. Set in attractive, rolling agricultural countryside, the settlement has medieval roots and a name of likely Scandinavian origin, with traditional stone cottages, a village green and lanes popular with walkers and cyclists.
The local economy was long centred on farming but today combines agriculture with a significant commuter population working in Harrogate and Leeds, while tourism to nearby attractions such as Stockeld Park and the surrounding countryside brings occasional seasonal trade. Community life is typical of small English villages, organised around a village hall, local pub and parish activities, making Follifoot a quiet but well-connected place to live.
Postcode districts covering Follifoot
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 11.7 miles
- Bradford 16.8 miles
- York 16.2 miles
- Wakefield 19.8 miles
- Harrogate 3 miles
- Halifax 22.9 miles
- Castleford 17.8 miles
- Morley 15.7 miles
- Dewsbury 20.1 miles
- Batley 18 miles
- Keighley 18.3 miles
- Pontefract 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Spofforth with Stockeld Parish 1.3 miles
- Spofforth Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Plompton Parish 1.6 miles
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone Ward 1.8 miles
- Kirkby Overblow Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Fairfax & Starbeck Ward 2.3 miles
- Oatlands & Pannal Ward 2.3 miles
- Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish 2.4 miles
- Pannal Built-up area 2.4 miles
- High Harrogate & Kingsley Ward 2.7 miles
- Little Ribston Parish 2.8 miles
- Knaresborough West Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Follifoot
HG3 1EF, HG3 1UA, HG3 1FD, HG3 1EB, HG3 1EE, HG3 1DZ, HG3 1NF, HG3 1ED, HG3 1EH … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 37.5 miles
- Hornbeam Park Railway Station 2 miles
- Pannal Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.8 miles
Hotels near Follifoot Ad
- Rudding Park 4 0.6 miles
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 2.8 miles
- The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 1 mile
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 6.1 miles
- West Park Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 3.9 miles
- The Groves Inn 2.9 miles
- The Lodge 4 3.1 miles
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 3.2 miles
- The Knaresborough Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 3.1 miles
Schools in Follifoot
- Follifoot C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5.3 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 8.7 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 9.2 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.1 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.3 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 10.7 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 12 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 12.2 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 12.3 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 13.6 miles