English Heritage sites near Foston Parish
SKIPSEA CASTLE
5 miles from Foston Parish
An impressive Norman motte and bailey castle, dating from before 1086 and among the first raised in Yorkshire, with the earthworks of an attendant fortified 'borough'.
BURTON AGNES MANOR HOUSE
5 miles from Foston Parish
A medieval manor house interior, with a rare and well preserved Norman undercroft and a 15th-century roof, all encased in brick during the 17th and 18th centuries.
WHARRAM PERCY DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
15 miles from Foston Parish
The most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley.
ST PETER'S CHURCH, BARTON-UPON-HUMBER
21 miles from Foston Parish
Located in North Lincolnshire, St Peter's Church is an archaeological and architectural treasure trove waiting for you to discover. It is home to over 2800 burials from Anglo-Saxon to Victorian times.
SCARBOROUGH CASTLE
22 miles from Foston Parish
With its 3,000 year history, stunning location and panoramic views over the Yorkshire coastline, Scarborough Castle is one of the finest tourist attractions in the North.
THORNTON ABBEY AND GATEHOUSE
22 miles from Foston Parish
Thornton Abbey’s enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest of all English Monastic gatehouses.