Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1954. A Medieval Church.

Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
final-niche-moth
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1954
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of All Saints, Main Street, Foston
OS grid reference
SE 699 651
Coordinates
54.07774, -0.93303
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of All Saints is a church that dates back to the 12th century, with alterations from the 15th century and a restoration and extension completed in 1911. It is constructed from limestone, sandstone, gritstone rubble, and ashlar, topped with a roof of stone slate and plain tiles. The church features a four-bay nave, a south porch, and a north aisle, along with a two-bay chancel that has a vestry to the north.

On the west side, there is a two-light square-headed window from 1427, located beneath a blocked arch of an earlier window. A bellcote was added in 1911. Notable features include fragments of a 13th-century floriate cross grave slab incorporated into the wall. The nave has 19th-century two-light windows on either side of the 1911 timber-framed porch, which contains a 12th-century door with two moulded orders and a richly carved medallion hoodmould supported by beakheads. The left shaft is fluted and has scalloped capitals with square abaci. The medallions depict various scenes, including beasts, David with a harp, and the Last Supper.

In the chancel, there is a priests' door and a lancet window to the south, with an east window from 1911 designed in the Decorated style. Inside, the church features a 12th-century circular font on a pillar and a 12th-century pillar piscina with a small square fluted bowl on a cable-moulded necking, set on an octagonal stem adorned with chevron ornamentation. Additionally, there are two 12th-century acoustic pots set into the chancel walls. A bronze memorial commemorates Sydney Smith, who served as rector from 1809 to 1829.

Local climate

Church of All Saints receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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