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FOSTON, a township in Scropton parish, Derby; near the river Dove, 6½ miles NW of Burton-upon-Trent. Pop. in 1851, 140; in 1861, 239. Houses, 46. The increase of pop. arose from the building of cottages. Foston House is the seat of the Walmesleys. The township is a meet for the Hoar Cross hounds. Arthur Agard, who was 45 years deputy-chamberlain of the Exchequer, and died in 1651, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Scropton Parish Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Foston |
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