Foston and Scropton

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Foston and Scropton
Derbyshire

St Paul's parish church
Location
Grid reference: SK1930
Location: 52°52’8"N, 1°42’50"W
Data
Population: 728  (2001[1])
Post town: Derby
Postcode: DE65
Dialling code: 01283
Local Government
Council: South Derbyshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
South Derbyshire
Website: Foston and Scropton Parish Council

Foston and Scropton is a civil parish in the Dove valley in southern Derbyshire, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire. It comprises the townships of Scropton and Foston, which together form the ancient parish of Scropton. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 728 increasing to 854 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The Domesday book records that in 1086 Henry de Ferrers held a manor here.[3]

The Church of England parish church of Saint Paul, Scropton contains late 15th- and early 16th-century monuments.[4] However, the church was rebuilt in 1855–56 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey.[4] The village of Scropton has no shop or pub put it does have a large house called the old school house.

Economy

Scropton's Cranberry Foods is the second largest turkey processor in the UK after Bernard Matthews Ltd. Foston is home to JCB Power Systems, and a large dairy.

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