in the ‘Ratio of People per Dwelling 1880 – 2012’ table. "During the first two decades of the 20th century, the statistics suggest that despite an increasing population the house numbers continued to fall", as the number of dwellings, from 1890 to 1920, declined by 15 even though the population rose by 64. Some reasons for this contradiction are that "families were larger as infant mortality began to reduce". Also, small traditional and "insubstantial agricultural workers dwellings were replaced with larger cottages". Another reason is that "financial insecurity caused by World War I caused overcrowding in some existing dwellings". Places of interest St Andrew's Church sits at the highest and southernmost point of the parish. It was a "centre for the religious life of a Saxon community", the oldest parts of which dating to about 1200AD. From 1891 to 1893 a restoration took place at the cost of £2,750, there is a commemorative plaque to signify this event Robert Monk Hall was opened in 1931 by Robert Monk, its upkeep is supplied by a trust fund, and helps to assist the people of Foxton. Foxton Locks is a site of touristic interest situated on the Grand Union Canal, it attracts many visitors to the area. Manor House is situated south of the Grand Union Canal and north of Swingbridge Street. It is an 18th-century farmhouse on the site of an old Norman Manor which was held by Judith, niece of William the Conqueror, after the Norman Conquest. See also Foxton Inclined Plane Trust References External links Foxton Locks Country Park Foxton Locks Foxton Locks Partnership Foxton Inclined Plane and Lock Staircase: part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the tourism information network of industrial heritage in Europe Villages in Leicestershire Civil parishes in Harborough District