The village green contains an ornate Grade II listed[2] medieval cross, similar to the one at Wheston but possibly of later date.

[2][3] It is inscribed with the date 1868, when it was moved from the site of the Wesleyan Reform Chapel and its shaft was replaced.

[5] There are also sinkholes present- the most recent appeared in late 2013- believed to result from mine workings.

[6] It is probable that mining, whether for lead or other minerals, has been an occupation for the people of Foolow since at least the 15th century.

Robert Roworth, of Folowe, a miner, appears as owing £4 to Thomas Calton of Chesterfield, in a legal record of 1470.