Foston, North Yorkshire
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Foston is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 263.[1] Details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. It is situated close to the A64 road and is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north-east from York.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Fostun" in the Bulford hundred. At the time it was the possession of Earl Morcar, but had passed to Count Alan of Brittany by 1086. It was also recorded that there was a church here.[2] The etymology of the name is from Old Scandinavian meaning "Fotr's settlement".[3]
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Sheriff Hutton & Derwent electoral division of North Yorkshire Council.[4]
Between 1974 until 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district.
Geography
According to the 1881 UK Census the population was 99.[5] Local council estimates the current population as 50.[6] The nearest settlements are Thornton-le-Clay Script error: No such module "convert". to the west; Bulmer, North Yorkshire Script error: No such module "convert". to the north; Whitwell-on-the-Hill Script error: No such module "convert". to the east and Barton Hill, North Yorkshire Script error: No such module "convert". to the south-east. To the east of the village is Spittal Beck, a tributary of the River Derwent.[7]
The village is the site of a Scheduled monument, this being a medieval settlement and moated monastic grange.[3][8] In addition to the church, Foston Rectory is Grade II* listed and Foston Hall is a Grade II listed buildings.[9]
Religion
The presence of a church in the village was recorded at the time of the Norman invasion, but the present building, All Saints' Church, Foston, dates from the 12th century with subsequent renovations.[5] It is a Grade II* listed building.[10]
Notable residents
The noted English writer and Anglican cleric, Sydney Smith, was rector of the parish from 1806 until 1829 and resident in the village from 1809.[11]
See also
References
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- ↑ Alan Bell, Sydney Smith: A Biography (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1980), pp. 72, 84–147.
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