All Saints' Church is the parish church of

Foston, North Yorkshire Foston is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 263. Details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. It is situated close to the A64 road an ...

, a village in England. The church was built in the early 12th century, from which period most of the walls survive. It is known that there was further work on the church in the late 13th century, although nothing from this time survives. The west window was replaced in the 15th century, and most of the west wall was rebuilt. In 1911, a new north aisle was added, with the old north door reset into the new north wall. A

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and porch were also added, and the east window was replaced. The church was

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in 1954. The church is built in

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, and

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, and has a roof of stone slate and tile. It consists of a

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, a north

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, and a

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with a north

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, and on the west

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is a

. The porch is

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and gabled, and contains a round-arched doorway with two moulded orders, detached shafts, the left

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, with scalloped

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and square abaci. Above it is a

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s, which is richly carved with medallions depicting various scenes and people. There is also a re-set

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north doorway. Inside, there is a circular 12th century

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, and a 12th-century

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