Foston on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Bridlington town centre and 2 miles (3 km) north of the village of North Frodingham.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Foston on the Wolds and Brigham and the hamlet of Gembling.
According to the 2011 UK census, Foston parish had a population of 263, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 253.
In 1823 Foston inhabitants numbered 300. Occupations included ten farmers, two wheelwrights, two blacksmiths, two grocers who were also drapers, a coal dealer, a corn miller who was also a coal dealer, a boot & shoemaker, a butcher, a tailor, a tanner, and the landlady of the Cross Keys public house. Carriers operated between the village and Hull on Mondays and Thursdays, Driffield and Gembling on Thursdays, and Bridlington on Saturdays. In the village was a Methodist and a Calvinist chapel. The church at the time was dedicated to All Saints.
Distance between:
London to Foston on the Wolds172 Miles / 277 Kms Liverpool to Foston on the Wolds117 Miles / 188 Kms
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