Folke

Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale within the West Dorset administrative district of the county, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of the town of Sherborne. The parish includes the hamlet of Folke itself and the slightly larger settlement of Alweston. It has an area of 2,120 acres (8.6 km2) and in the 2001 Census had a population of 309. The Manor House in the hamlet of Folke dates from about 1500, and adjoins the early 17th-century parish church. The house of Font le Roi, sited by the road towards Sturminster Newton, was built as a gatehouse in the 15th century. Folke Wood is nearby.