Foston and Scropton

Foston and Scropton is a civil parish in the Dove valley in South Derbyshire. It includes the village of Scropton and hamlet of . The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 728 increasing to 854 at the 2011 Census.
  • Type: Locality with 756 residents
  • Description: civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England
  • Also known as: Foston and Scropton (civil parish), Derbyshire” and “Foston and Scropton, Derbyshire

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foston Hall Prison and Young Offender Institution and Tutbury Castle.

Prison
HM Prison Foston Hall is a women's closed category prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of in , . The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Castle
is a largely ruined medieval castle at , , England, in the ownership of the Duchy of Lancaster and hence currently of King Charles III.

Railway station
Tutbury and Hatton Station is a railway station in England, served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line, which is a Community Rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatton and Sudbury.

Village
is a village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It is 5 miles north of , 10 miles south-west of and 24 miles south-east of .

Village
is a village and civil parish in , England, located about 9 miles south of . It is part of the Derbyshire Dales district. The population as recorded at the 2001 Census was 976, increasing to 1,010 at the 2011 Census.

Hamlet
is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of , England, between and . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 74. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Foston and Scropton.

Foston and Scropton

Latitude
52.8808° or 52° 52′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.7164° or 1° 42′ 59″ west
Population
756
Elevation
217 feet (66 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB DFN
Open location code
9C4WV7JM+8C
Geo­Names ID
7298174
Wiki­data ID
Q2223111
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Foston and Scropton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Foston and Scropton
  • Chinese: Foston and Scropton
  • Dutch: Foston and Scropton
  • French: Foston and Scropton
  • German: Foston and Scropton
  • Irish: Foston agus Scropton
  • Min Nan Chinese: Foston and Scropton
  • Polish: Foston and Scropton
  • Swedish: Foston and Scropton
  • Turkish: Foston and Scropton
  • Welsh: Foston and Scropton
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