Fulford
FULFORD, a chapelry, in the parish and union of
Stone, S. division of the hundred of Pirehill, N. division of the county of Stafford, 4¾ miles (N. E.) from
Stone; containing 363 inhabitants. It lies in the Hilderstone quarter of the parish. Quarries of excellent
freestone are wrought in the vicinity. The living is a
perpetual curacy; net income, £129; patron and impropriator, Thomas Allen, Esq. The chapel is dedicated to St. Nicholas, and is of very ancient foundation,
but was rebuilt in 1824; it stands on an eminence north
of the village. A school-house was built pursuant to the
will of George Hiatt, who in 1735 bequeathed £300 for
its support.
Fulford (St. Oswald)
FULFORD (St. Oswald), a parish, in the union of
York, wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, E. riding of
York; containing 1305 inhabitants, of whom 37 are in
the township of Fulford-Water, and 1268 in the township of Fulford-Gate, 2 miles (S.) from York, on the
road to Selby. The parish is bounded on the west by
the navigable river Ouse, and comprises 1141 acres of
land, considerably enhanced in value by its contiguity
to the city. Two-thirds are arable, and the remainder
fine meadow, with a little wood: the surface is level,
and the soil of various qualities, but all productive; and
there are good gravel-pits for roads. The village is
large and handsome, forming part of the suburbs of
York, and including within its limits the York public
cemetery, the York barracks, and a lunatic asylum called
the Retreat, belonging to the Society of Friends. The
living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £96; patron,
John Key, Esq.: the tithes were commuted for land
and a money payment in 1757. The church, situated
on the river side, is a small ancient edifice with a brick
tower. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Fulham (All Saints)
FULHAM (All Saints), a parish, in the union of
Kensington, Kensington division of the hundred of
Ossulstone, county of Middlesex, 4 miles (S. W. by
W.) from London; containing 9319 inhabitants. This
place is situated on the north bank of the Thames, and
consists of several irregularly-built streets, and various
handsome detached houses, and ranges of modern buildings, chiefly in a direction towards Walham-Green; it
is partially paved, lighted with gas from works in the
district of Walham-Green, and amply supplied with
water from the river and from springs. Fulham is a
spot of considerable antiquity: the Danes, on their invasion of England, fixed their head-quarters here, in 879;
and, after wintering in the place, set sail for Flanders in
the spring. In 1642, the Earl of Essex, the republican
general, caused a bridge to be built, on barges and
lighters, across the Thames, from Fulham to Putney, for
the conveyance of his army and artillery into Surrey;
and the parliamentary army under Sir Thomas Fairfax
was quartered here in 1647. The manor, which appears
to have belonged to the see of London from the end of
the seventh century, was sold by order of the parliamentary commissioners in 1647, but restored in 1660; and
the manor-house, or palace of Fulham, has been from a
very early period the summer residence of the bishop.
This mansion, of which the more ancient portion, consisting of the outer court, was built by Bishop FitzJames in the reign of Henry VII., is beautifully situated
on the bank of the Thames, in a park embellished with
trees of stately growth; it is built of brick, and is approached by a noble avenue leading to the entrance
lodge, which displays some interesting details in the
later English style. On the north side of the residence
is the chapel, the windows of which are ornamented with
stained glass removed from the chapel of London House,
Aldersgate-street. Bishop Compton, distinguished for
his love of botany, in the beginning of the last century
improved the gardens by the introduction of a number
of curious plants and forest-trees, particularly from
North America. In the vicinity of Fulham are several
extensive nursery-grounds, and much of the land is
occupied by market-gardeners, who are noted for the
cultivation of asparagus. There are a manufactory for
brown stone-ware, and an extensive malt-kiln. Fulham
is connected with Putney, in Surrey, by a wooden bridge
over the Thames, built by Mr. Philips, carpenter to
George II. The parish is within a police-court district,
formed by order of council in 1841.
The living comprises a rectory and a vicarage, the
former a sinecure, valued in the king's books at £26,
and in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners:
the latter is valued at £10; net income, £1135; patron,
the Bishop. The church is an ancient stone structure,
consisting of a nave, aisles, and chancel, with a handsome tower at the west end, in the decorated English
style, and contains a single stone stall with a canopy
ornamented by quatrefoils, and also some monuments.
It was repaired and enlarged at a cost of £1900, raised by
subscription, in 1840, when 230 sittings were added;
and the tower was restored in 1845, at an expense of
about £1000. Among the distinguished persons interred here, may be mentioned Dr. William Butts, physician to Henry VIII.; Dr. Richard Zouch, professor of
civil law at Oxford, in the reign of Charles I.; Bishops
Compton, Gibson, Sherlock, and Lowth; Dr. Richard
Fiddes, author of a life of Cardinal Wolsey; and Dr.
William Cadogan, an eminent physician, who died in
1797. At North-End is a donative in the gift of the
Rev. Sparks Byers: St. John's district church, Walham-Green, was erected in 1829. In 1834, an act was
procured for separating Hammersmith from Fulham, and
constituting it a distinct parish. There is a place of
worship for Independents. Sir William Powell, Bart.,
in 1680 founded twelve almshouses for widows, and endowed them with property producing £51 per annum,
to which considerable additions have been made by subsequent benefactors. Seven almshouses for aged men
and their wives were built in 1834, at an expense of
£530, on a piece of land between Walham-Green and
Hammersmith; and the parish, having received £700
from the West London Railroad Company, for part of
Wormholt Common, voted £534 for erecting seven
additional houses for single persons of either sex.—See
Walham-Green.
Fulking
FULKING, a hamlet, in the parish of Edburton,
union of Steyning, hundred of Poynings, rape of
Lewes, E. division of Sussex, 5 miles (E.) from the
town of Steyning; containing 176 inhabitants.
Fullaway
FULLAWAY, an extra-parochial tything, locally in
the parish of Allcannings, union of Devizes, hundred
of Swanborough, Devizes and N. divisions of Wilts,
4 miles (E. by N.) from Devizes; containing 15 inhabitants. It comprises 120 acres of land.
Fullerton
FULLERTON, a tything, in the parish of Wherwell, union of Andover, hundred of Wherwell,
Andover and N. divisions of the county of Southampton; containing 69 inhabitants.
Fulletby (St. Andrew)
FULLETBY (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union
of Horncastle, hundred of Hill, parts of Lindsey,
county of Lincoln, 3½ miles (N. E.) from Horncastle;
containing 243 inhabitants. It comprises 1800 acres;
the surface is very elevated, and the air remarkably
salubrious. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's
books at £21. 2. 8½., and in the patronage of Mrs. A.
Rockliffe: the tithes were commuted for land in 1775;
the glebe altogether comprises 300 acres, valued at £450
per annum. The church is a plain edifice, of sandstone
found in the neighbourhood. There are places of worship for Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists.
Fulmer (St. James)
FULMER (St. James), a parish, in the union of
Eton, hundred of Stoke, county of Buckingham,
2 miles (S.) from Gerrard's Cross; containing 355 inhabitants. This place derives its name from a mere or
lake in the lower grounds, which was abundantly supplied with water, but which now forms water-cress
grounds. It was formerly a chapelry to the rectory of
Datchet, but was separated and made distinct in the
reign of Edward VI. The parish comprises 1633 acres,
of which about 300 are a wild open common, and the
remainder good arable and pasture land; the common
bears a considerable quantity of underwood, affording
fuel for the poor. The living is a rectory not in charge;
net income, £285; patrons, the Dean and Canons of
Windsor. The church, rebuilt on a more commodious
site by Sir Marmaduke Darrell in 1630, is a handsome
edifice of brick, with coigns and facings of stone, and
contains an elegant monument with the recumbent
figures of Sir Marmaduke and his lady.
Fulmodeston (St. Mary)
FULMODESTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of Walsingham, hundred of Gallow, W. division of
Norfolk, 5 miles (E.) from Fakenham; containing,
with the chapelry of Croxton, 358 inhabitants. It comprises 2333a. 2r. 14p., of which 1330 acres are arable,
777 pasture, and 210 woodland. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £10, and in the gift of
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: the tithes have
been commuted for £558, and the glebe comprises 64
acres, with a house. The church is chiefly in the later
English style, with a square embattled tower. There is
a chapel of ease at Croxton, dedicated to St. John the
Baptist; and a school is chiefly supported by the rector. At the inclosure of the parish, in 1808, an allotment of 30 acres was made for fuel for the poor.
Fulneck
FULNECK, a village, in the township of Pudsey,
parish of Calverley, union of Bradford, wapentake
of Morley, W. riding of York, 6 miles (W.) from
Leeds; containing 279 inhabitants. This village, which
is the principal Moravian establishment in England, is
pleasantly situated on the brow of a hill overlooking a
picturesque valley.
Fulnetby
FULNETBY, a chapelry, in the parish of Rand, W.
division of the wapentake of Wraggoe, parts of Lindsey, union and county of Lincoln, 4 miles (W. N. W.)
from Wragby; containing 56 inhabitants.
Fulshaw
FULSHAW, a township, in the parish of Wilmslow, union of Altrincham, hundred of Macclesfield,
N. division of the county of Chester, 6 miles (N. W.)
from Macclesfield; containing 305 inhabitants. It comprises 328 acres, of which the surface is level, and the
soil clay and sand. The tithes have been commuted for
£67. 10.
Fulstow (St. Lawrence)
FULSTOW (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union
of Louth, wapentake of Bradley-Haverstoe, parts
of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 7¼ miles (N.) from
Louth; containing 501 inhabitants. The living is a
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8. 10. 3., and
in the patronage of the Crown, with a net income of
£159. The tithes were commuted for land under an
inclosure act in 1817, when, also, an allotment now producing £18 per annum was made for the general use
of the parish. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Fulwell
FULWELL, a township, in the parish of MonkWearmouth, union of Sunderland, E. division of
Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham,
2 miles (N. N. W.) from Sunderland; containing 134
inhabitants. Here are several lime-kilns: the village is
small, and held by lease under the church of Durham.
On removing a bank of earth in 1759, a human skeleton,
nine feet and a half in length, was found, with two
Roman coins near its right hand; and in working the
limestone-quarries some years since, a kind of square pit
was opened, within which was a quantity of stags' horns,
cut into lengths of three or four inches, and placed
amongst a deep-coloured substance, most resembling
decayed animal matter.
Fulwell
FULWELL, a hamlet, in the parish of Spelsbury,
union of Chipping-Norton, hundred of Chadlington,
county of Oxford; containing 62 inhabitants.
Fulwood
FULWOOD, a township, in the parish of Lancaster, union of Preston, hundred of Amounderness,
N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (N.) from Preston; containing 628 inhabitants. This place is one
of the parks, generally called forests, of the duchy of
Lancaster, and is held in fee by the Earl of Derby, who,
when Lord Stanley, received a grant of the herbage of
the moor, and afterwards an allotment of the common,
which is co-extensive with the manor. The township
comprises 2033a. 2r. 1p., of which the soil is of moderate quality, with a clay substratum; the surface is
undulated, and the scenery picturesque. The Roman
road, and the Preston and Lancaster and the Longridge
railways, pass through. The Barracks here, were commenced in 1843, and completed in 1847: they occupy
27 acres of ground, cost upwards of £100,000, and are
designed to accommodate a battalion of infantry, a
squadron of cavalry, and a demi-battery of artillery;
comprising all the necessary buildings for the purpose,
barrack-stores, guard-houses, residence for the barrackmaster, &c., with various improvements on former plans,
conducing to the comfort of the troops. They are built
of stone brought from the Longridge quarries, the interior
walls being lined with brick; and are well supplied with
spring and soft water, the latter emptied into underground tanks. These spacious barracks, which are
among the most convenient and healthy in the north
of England, were erected by the Board of Ordnance, under the superintendence of Mr. John Bosworth,
clerk of works, of Preston, from which town they are
distant about one mile and a quarter. A school was built
about 1722, out of funds bequeathed by John Hatch, and
is endowed with £14 per annum.
Fulwood
FULWOOD, an extra-parochial liberty, in the union
of Mansfield, N. division of the wapentake of Broxtow and of the county of Nottingham, 5½ miles (S. W.
by W.) from Mansfield; containing 6 inhabitants. It
comprises 120 acres of land.
Fulwood
FULWOOD, an ecclesiastical district, in the parish
and union of Sheffield, S. division of the wapentake
of Strafforth and Tickhill, W. riding of York.
This district, which comprises the township of Upper
Hallam with the exception of a very minute portion,
nearly adjoins the town of Sheffield on the west, and is
beautifully situated in the valley of the river Porter. The
substratum contains sandstone, which is quarried for
building and for the roads; and on the borders of the
moors that bound the township to the west, are some
quarries of good flagstone: there are also several coalpits. A portion of the inhabitants is employed in the
manufacture of cutlery, and the cutting of files and saws:
and on the banks of the river are two wheels, set in
motion by the stream, which are used in the grinding
process, and a forge for the conversion of iron into steel.
The suburb is a favourite residence of the gentry of the
town. The church, dedicated to Christ, and erected at
an expense exceeding £2200 by Miss Silcock, of WhiteleyWood Hall, by whom also the living is endowed, is a
handsome structure in the early English style, with a
square embattled tower, and contains nearly 300 sittings,
exclusively of the galleries, which have been added since
its consecration in 1838, at a cost of £300: the living is
a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Miss Silcock, and
there is an excellent parsonage-house. The Independents
and Wesleyans have places of worship.
Fundenhall (St. Nicholas)
FUNDENHALL (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union and hundred of Depwade, E. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (S. E.) from Wymondham; containing
367 inhabitants. It is on the road from New Buckenham
to Norwich, and comprises 1347a. 3r. 23p., of which
1072 acres are arable, 213 pasture, and 62 woodland.
The living is a perpetual curacy; patron and impropriator, T. T. Berney, Esq. The church is an ancient
structure, with a massive tower between the nave and
chancel, and a Norman arch at the south entrance.
Funtington (St. Mary)
FUNTINGTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
of West Bourne, hundred of Bosham, rape of Chichester, W. division of Sussex, 5 miles (W. N. W.)
from Chichester; containing 983 inhabitants. The parish consists of the tythings of Funtington and East and
West Ashling, and contains several seats and villas;
the soil is a rich gravel, and there are extensive chalkpits, and a mill for the manufacture of paper. The
living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the
Dean and Chapter of Chichester; impropriator, Miss
Woods, whose tithes have been commuted for £980.
The church is in the early English style, and consists of
a nave, chancel, and aisles, with an embattled tower. At
Sennicots, in the parish, is a chapel erected and
endowed in 1829, by C. Baker, Esq. Several bequests
have been left to the poor, amounting to about £30 per
annum.
Furland
FURLAND, a tything, in the parish and hundred of
Crewkerne, union of Chard, W. division of Somerset; with 13 inhabitants. Here was once a chapel.
Furness Abbey.—See Dalton-in-Furness.
FURNESS ABBEY.—See Dalton-in-Furness.
Furtho (St. Bartholomew)
FURTHO (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the
union of Potters-Pury, hundred of Cleley, S. division of the county of Northampton, 2 miles (N. N. W.)
from Stony-Stratford; containing 16 inhabitants. This
parish, which comprises 486 acres, is intersected by the
road from Stony-Stratford to Northampton. The living
is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £7; net
income, £141; patrons, the Principal and Fellows of
Jesus College, Oxford. The Roman Watling-street passes
along the south-western boundary. On the glebe-land
of Cosgrove, in the parish, is a gravel-pit, in which
skeletons have been discovered, supposed to have been
buried during the war of the 17th century.
Fyfield (St. Nicholas)
FYFIELD (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of
Abingdon, hundred of Ock, county of Berks, 4½ miles
(W. N. W.) from Abingdon; containing, with the hamlets of Netherton and Wick, 382 inhabitants, of whom
225 are in the township of Fyfield; and comprising
1579a. 3r. 39p. The living is a perpetual curacy; net
income, £125; patrons and impropriators, the President
and Fellows of St. John's College, Oxford. According
to Bishop Tanner, an hospital, dedicated to St. John
the Baptist, was founded here by the executors of John
Golafre, before the 20th of Henry VI.
Fyfield (St. Nicholas)
FYFIELD (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Ongar, S. division of Essex, 3 miles
(N. E. by N.) from Ongar; containing 563 inhabitants,
and comprising 2450a. 3r. 8p. This place is in the
Domesday book styled Fifhide, a term supposed to be
derived from the Saxon implying five, and hide, a certain
quantity of land; soon after the Conquest, it belonged
principally to Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. The circumference of the parish is nearly eight miles. The living is
a rectory, valued in the king's books at £25. 7. 6., and
in the gift of L. Pola, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £720, and the glebe contains 63 acres. The
church is an ancient cruciform structure, with a central
tower of wood, replacing the original tower of stone,
which fell down; the interior displays many interesting
details of early English architecture, and the east window
is of very rich design. A national school is endowed
with land given for instruction, by Dr. Walker, in 1692,
and now producing £46. 10. per annum. Many Roman
coins and other relics have been found.
Fyfield (St. Nicholas)
FYFIELD (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Andover, Andover and N. divisions of
the county of Southampton, 4¾ miles (W. by N.) from
Andover; containing, with the hamlet of Redenham,
236 inhabitants. It comprises 980a. 3r. 29p., of which
the soil is partly chalk and partly gravel, and the surface generally flat. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £11. 12. 11., and in the patronage of
the Crown; net income, £226. The church is a neat
plain structure. There is a school for children of the
parishes of Fyfield, Thruxton, and Kempton, endowed
by Sir John Pollen, Bart.
Fyfield
FYFIELD, a tything, in the parish of Enford, union
of Pewsey, hundred of Elstub and Everley, Everley
and Pewsey, and S. divisions of Wilts, 8 miles (W.)
from Ludgershall; containing 98 inhabitants.
Fyfield, Wilts.—See Overton.
FYFIELD, Wilts.—See Overton.
Fylingdales (St. Stephen)
FYLINGDALES (St. Stephen), a parish, in the
union of Whitby, liberty of Whitby-Strand, N. riding
of York, 4½ miles (S. E. by S.) from Whitby; containing 1611 inhabitants. This parish takes its name from
two beautiful vales, called respectively North and South
Fyling dales, and intersecting the moorlands, of which
the remainder of the parish principally consists. The
river Derwent has its source in several springs that rise
in the moors. The rocks upon the sea-coast abound with
ironstone; and mines have been opened, from which
materials are extracted for the making of Roman
cement. The South dale contains alum, of which extensive works have been established; those called the
Stoupe Brow have been discontinued, but those in the
further extremity of the dale are still in operation. The
living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £120; patron
and appropriator, the Archbishop of York. The church
was repaired and enlarged some years since.