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St. Paul's parish church |
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Foston and Scropton
Foston and Scropton shown within Derbyshire |
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| Population | 728 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SK1930 |
| Parish | Foston and Scropton |
| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode district | DE65 |
| Dialling code | 01283 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Derbyshire |
| Website | Foston and Scropton Parish Council |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Foston and Scropton is a civil parish in the Dove valley in South Derbyshire. It includes the village of Scropton and hamlet of Foston.
The Domesday book records that in 1086 Henry de Ferrers held a manor here.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Paul, Scropton contains late 15th and early 16th century monuments.[2] However, the church was rebuilt in 1855–56 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey.[2]