Foston is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Foston postcode: DE65 5DL

Retail in Foston

There are great places to visit near Foston including some great towns, cities, hiking areas, ancient sites, historic monuments, caves, old mines, mountains, lakes, hills, ruins, historic buildings, shopping centres, rivers and streams and waterfalls.

There are a several good towns in the Foston area like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.

The area around Foston's best cities can be found at Derby.

Hiking Areas to visit near Foston include Hope Valley, Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), and Three Shires Head.

Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort are some of Foston best ancient sites to visit near Foston.

Don't miss Arbor Low Henge's historic monuments if visiting the area around Foston.

Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine are some of Foston best caves to visit near Foston.

Old Mines to visit near Foston include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.

Don't miss Kinder Scout's mountains if visiting the area around Foston.

Don't miss Errwood Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Foston.

Don't miss Shining Tor, and Higger Tor's hills if visiting the area around Foston.

Foston has some unmissable ruins nearby like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

Historic Buildings to visit near Foston include Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

Places near Foston feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Derbion.

River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool are some of Foston best rivers and streams to visit near Foston.

Foston has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

Foston History

There are some historic monuments around Foston:

• Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Mary's churchyard
• Shrunken medieval village and moated site at Thurvaston
• Cubley Hall moated site
• Moated site at Shirley Hall
• Sharrow Hall moated site and associated road, driveway, dovecote, enclosures and ridge and furrow
• Lower Thurvaston medieval settlement, including part of the open field system
• Standing cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Burton upon Trent Abbey
• Barton Blount medieval settlement remains, including a chapel, decoy pond and part of the open field system, 340m north of Barton Hall
• Sinai Park moated site
• Newborough Hall moated site, millpond, two fishponds and connecting channels.
• Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft and medieval cross base in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Moated site 60m west of Edlaston Hall
• Hoon Mount platformed bowl barrow
• Moated preceptory, chapel and fishpond at Stydd Hall
• Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields Farm
• Wyaston hlaew
• Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury
• Woodend moated site
• Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall Farm
• Tutbury Castle