Historic churches · East Midlands
Foston, Lincolnshire
Foston, Lincolnshire — a church in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Foston, Lincolnshire is a church in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Foston is a village in Lincolnshire, located in the East Midlands. The local church is notable for its architectural features and historical significance within the area.
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Background
History
According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Foston derives from "a farmstead or a village of a man called Fotr"; Fotr being an Old Scandinavian personal name. In the Domesday Book, Foston is written as 'Foztun'. In Domesday there are entries for two manors in the Hundred of Loveden at Foston. Between the two there were 64 households, with 12 villagers, 6 smallholders, and 43 freemen. There were 16 ploughlands and 100 acre of meadow. The manorial lord of one manor in 1066 was Thorfridh, this transferred by 1086 to Hervey; the other in 1066, Earl Ralph the constable, transferred to Count Alan of Brittany who was also Tenant-in-chief to King William I for both manors. In 1872 White's…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9769, -0.7217
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- South Kesteven
- Parish
- Foston
- Postcode
- NG32 2LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
Sources
- wikipedia: Foston, Lincolnshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Foston, Lincolnshire?
- Foston, Lincolnshire is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG32 2LA), in the parish of Foston.
- Is Foston, Lincolnshire free to visit?
- Yes, Foston, Lincolnshire is free to enter.
- How do I get to Foston, Lincolnshire?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NG32 2LA. It sits within the Grantham and Bourne parliamentary constituency.