the village by the Grand Union Canal. Buildings The village buildings are almost entirely built of red brick. The composition of the current dwellings of Foxton is illustrated in the pie chart to the right. It shows that 2% of the houses originate from the 1600s, "9% from the 1700s, 18% from the 1900s, and 7% from the present century". The oldest building in Foxton is St Andrew's church, which was originally built around 1200. In the 11th century the "earliest part of the Manor house was built" as the settlement developed. This was followed in the 13th century by the "building of a second manor house, whose foundations are Orchard House". Occupation The occupational consistency of Foxton in the year 1881 was primarily of unknown occupation, as shown in the occupation chart to the left, this was because this sector was made up of women, who at that time the majority of which were unemployed. The highest specified occupation was Domestic Service or Offices, in which 28 females and 2 males worked. The highest specified occupation of men was agriculture, which has been a changing industry in Foxton. Agricultural Change Towards the end of the 18th century Foxton started to change from being a "truly agricultural village"; many dwellings housed "Stocking Frames where whole families, parents and children, toiled to produce worsted stockings". In 1801 "30 people were listed as agricultural workers" and "49 were recorded as being in "trade or manufacture". There was "development of the Foxton orchards",. There was also a "mushroom ketchup factory". It was because of these industries that "apple growing and mushroom collection still required agricultural workers", although the work would have been seasonal and possibly part-time occupations". Between 1750 and 1850, less traditional agricultural workers were needed and the 'primitive hovels' that they lived in were replaced with "more substantial brick cottages". Population Foxton's population has been increasing continuously since around 1930. This is illustrated in the line graph to the left, showing the changing population in Foxton, from 1800 until 2011; when the population reached a high of 478. Population declined at the end of the 19th century; this is thought to be because people migrated away from "village and agricultural life as new employment opportunities stemming from the industrial revolution lured people away from rural life". There were 90 dwellings in Foxton in 1890, although only 67 were occupied, as shown