# Folke

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Parish in Dorset, England

For the male name, see [Folke (name)](/source/Folke_(name)).

Human settlement in England

Folke Folke Manor House Folke Location within Dorset Population 270 [1] OS grid reference ST660135 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Sherborne Postcode district DT9 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°55′11″N 2°29′11″W / 50.9196°N 2.4864°W / 50.9196; -2.4864

**Folke** is a parish in the county of [Dorset](/source/Dorset) in southern [England](/source/England), situated in the [Blackmore Vale](/source/Blackmore_Vale), approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of [Sherborne](/source/Sherborne). The parish has an area of 2,120 acres (8.6 km2) and is made of the villages of **Folke** and **Alweston**, and the hamlet of **Bishops Down**.

[Dorset County Council](/source/Dorset_County_Council)'s 2013 estimate of the population of Folke parish is 270.[1] In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) figures have been published for the population of Folke parish combined with the small parish of [North Wootton](/source/North_Wootton%2C_Dorset) to the north; this was 339.[2]

The Manor House in the hamlet of Folke dates from about 1500 and adjoins the early 17th-century parish church.[3] The house of Font le Roi, sited by the road towards [Sturminster Newton](/source/Sturminster_Newton), was built as a gatehouse in the 15th century.[3] [Folke Wood](/source/Folke_Wood) is nearby.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dcc_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dcc_1-1) ["Parish Population Data"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151121135528/https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882). Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Archived from [the original](https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882) on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Area: Folke (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123507&c=Folke&d=16&e=62&g=6418354&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1390882590984&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 28 January 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Guide_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Guide_3-1) *West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide*. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 9.

## External links

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- [The Parish of Folke](http://www.opcdorset.org/Folke/Folke.htm)

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