FOSTON, a parish in the wapentake of BULMER,
North riding of the county of YORK, comprising the
townships of Foston and Thornton upon Clay, and containing
264 inhabitants, of which number, 91 are in. the
township of Foston, !!£ miles (N.E. by N.) from York.
-The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cleveland,
and diocese of York, rated in the king's books at £14,
and in the patronage of the Crown. The church is dedicated
to All Saints.