OS grid reference SK188318 Country England Post town Derby Shire county Derbyshire District South Derbyshire UK parliament constituency South Derbyshire | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district DE65 Dialling code 01283 Civil parish Foston and Scropton | |
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Foston is a hamlet in the Foston and Scropton civil parish of South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Derby. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists it as Farulveston.
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Map of Foston, Derby, UK
Foston Hall
Foston Hall is a brick Jacobethan house designed by the architect T.C. Hine and built in 1863. It is now a women's prison that can accommodate over 170 inmates. Foston is visible from Sudbury open prison.
Economy and amenities
JCB has a factory here concerned with power systems. Other major employers who have a base in Foston include Futaba UK Ltd, ATL Warehousing & Logistics and Truma UK.
Children who live in Foston are likely to go to John Port school.
Notable residents
Arthur Agarde, antiquarian, was born here in 1540.
Road
The A511 terminates in this hamlet, but the A50, passes. The A511 road is useful to the villages of Hatton and Tutbury, and to the town of Burton upon Trent, and to the county of Leicestershire.