Foston Rectory
FOSTON RECTORY, THORNTON ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1149629
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Foston Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- FOSTON RECTORY, THORNTON ROAD
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2005-03-23
- Reference:
- IOE01/13941/20
- Rights:
- © Mr Chris Broadribb. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1149629
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Foston Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOSTON RECTORY, THORNTON ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FOSTON RECTORY, THORNTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Foston
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 68740 64859
Details
SE 66 SE FOSTON THORNTON ROAD (south side, off)
6/23 Foston Rectory
25.1.54 II*
Rectory. 1813. Designed and built by Sydney Smith (1771-1845). Brick in Flemish bond, pantile roof. Hallway entry with canted bay to rear right, and service wing to left. 2 storeys, 3 bays to main range. 2 storeys, 4 bays to service wing. Main range: wide glazed door in wrought iron porch flanked by sashes with glazing bars. first floor: deep unequal 15-pane sash flanked by unequal 9-pane sashes. Hipped roof, ridge stacks. Service wing: two 16-pane sashes with 6-pane fixed window to right. First floor: 16-pane sashes with 6-pane fixed window to right. Ridge stacks. House of Sydney Smith, wit, founder editor of the "Edinburgh Review" and parson at Foston from 1808 to 1829.
Listing NGR: SE6874064859
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 329513
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 17-Jun-2026 at 05:48:23.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.