Foston, North Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°04′39″N 0°56′03″W / 54.077500°N 0.934070°W / 54.077500; -0.934070
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54°04′39″N 0°56′03″W / 54.077500°N 0.934070°W / 54.077500; -0.934070

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 9 miles (14 km) north-east from York.

History

The village is mentioned in the

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 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the west; Bulmer, North Yorkshire 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north; Whitwell-on-the-Hill 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the east and Barton Hill, North Yorkshire 1 mile (1.6 km) 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, the Rectory and Foston Hall are also Grade II listed buildings.[9]

Religion

All Saints Church, Foston

The presence of a church in the village was recorded at the time of the

Norman invasion, but the present building, dedicated to All Saints, 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]

References

  1. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Foston in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Etymology" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Find a councillor". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^
    ISBN 1-86150-299-0
    .
  6. ^ "Population" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ^ "OpenData support | OS Tools & Support".
  8. ^ "Foston medieval settlement and moated monastic grange, Foston - Ryedale". Historic England. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Listed Buildings". Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Church Listing". Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  11. ^ Alan Bell, Sydney Smith: A Biography (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1980), pp. 72, 84–147.

External links

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