| Official Name: | Fulford |
| Civil Parish: | Fulford |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.939°N -2.072°W |
| Post Town: | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode Area: | ST |
| Postcode District: | ST11 |
| Dial Code: | 01782 |
| Shire District: | Stafford |
| Shire County: | Staffordshire |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| Population: | 650 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.3025 |
| Static Image: | St Nicholas Church, Fulford - geograph.org.uk - 94748.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Nicholas Church |
| Website: | http://www.fulfordvillage.com/ |
| Short Title: | Marriages Confirmation (Fulford Chapel) Act 1873 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | 1873 |
| Long Title: | An Act for legalizing Marriages solemnized in Fulford Chapel, in the Parish of Stone, Staffordshire. |
| Citation: | 36 & 37 Vict. c. 20 |
| Royal Assent: | 26 May 1873 |
| Collapsed: | yes |
Fulford is a village and civil parish about 5miles north east of Stone,[1] in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The parish includes the settlements of Crossgate, Leadendale, Meir Heath, Mossgate, Rough Close, Saverley Green, Stallington, Townend and part of Blythe Bridge. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 650 and the parish had 5,931. The village is on one of the tributaries of the River Blythe.[2] Fulford became a conservation area in 1978. The parish is one of the largest in the Stafford district.[3] The parish touches Forsbrook, Hilderstone, Stone Rural, Barlaston and Draycott in the Moors.[4] Fulford is the highest point in the Stafford district and varies between 650feet and 730feet above sea level.[5]
Fulford has a church dedicated to St Nicholas, which is Grade II listed and was built in the Gothic style in 1825 by C. H. Winks,[6] a primary school[7] and village hall on Fulford Road[8] and a pub called the Shoulder of Mutton, on Meadow Lane.[9] There are 9 listed buildings in Fulford, all Grade II listed.[10]
The name "Fulford" means "the dirty ford".[11] Fulford was recorded in the Domesday Book as Fuleford.[12] The village is one of the possible sources of the surname Fulford.[13]
| Fulford | |
| Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
| Coordinates: | 52.9399°N -2.0718°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | England |
| Subdivision Name1: | Stafford |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Staffordshire |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | West Midlands |
| Seat Type: | Status |
| Seat: | Parish |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Fulford, Crossgate, Leadendale, Meir Heath, Mossgate, Rough Close, Saverley Green, Stallington, Townend and part of Blythe Bridge |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.9 |
| Population Total: | 5931 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | http://www.fulford-parish-council.org/ |
Formerly a township and chapelry,[14] Fulford became a civil parish on 1 April 1897. The parish was created from part of Stone Rural parish, which itself had been split from Stone parish in 1894.[15] [16]