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Fulford is a historic village and
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on the outskirts of
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, within the
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district, in the ceremonial county of
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, England. It is located to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,785. It is home to
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, headquarters of the
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's 15th Infantry Brigade; soldiers and their families live in married quarters outside the barracks. Fulford is a headquarters for the Royal Military Police. Fulford was the site of the Battle of Fulford won by the invading
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in 1066, a precursor to the nearby
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lost by the Vikings, and then the
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in
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won by the invading Normans in the following weeks.


History

St Oswald's Hall, the former church, was built about 1150, on a site near the Ouse, west of the current village centre. A new St Oswald's Church was built, on a different site, in 1866, and the old church also survives. Cavalry barracks were established in Fulford as early as 1795 but these have now been largely demolished. The infantry barracks, now known as
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were built between 1877 and 1880. Fulford Cross, a 15th-century
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listed boundary cross stands opposite the barracks, beyond the present parish boundary. The cross has been removed, but an
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al shaft on a three-stepped pedestal remains. In 1823 Fulford, known as "Fulford Gate", was a village in the parish of Fulford Ambo in the
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and the
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of Ouse and Derwent. Population at the time was 182, with occupations including two farmers, two
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s, two
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s, two shoemakers, a butcher, a tailor, a shopkeeper, a coal dealer, a corn miller, and the
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s of The Light Horseman, The Saddle, The Board, The Plough, and The Bay Horse public houses. Also within the village was a druggist, a manufacturing chemist, a schoolmaster, nine gentlemen, three gentlewomen, two bankers and seven yeomen. A school existed for 20 boys and girls. Within the parish of Fulford Ambo, and to the south of Fulford Gate, was the settlement of Fulford Water, with a population of 35 which included three farmers, and a gentleman at the Hall. Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', pp. 208–209 The ancient parish of Fulford consisted of two
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s, Gate Fulford (also known as Over Fulford) in the north and Water Fulford (also known as Nether Fulford) to the south. From the two townships the parish took the name of Fulfords Ambo in the 19th century. The two townships became separate civil parishes in 1866. In 1900 the civil parish of Gate Fulford was abolished and absorbed into the city of York. The civil parish of Water Fulford was renamed Fulford in 1935. In 1974 Fulford was transferred from the East Riding of Yorkshire to
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in the new county of North Yorkshire. In 1996 the parish was transferred to the City of York unitary authority.


Geography and governance

According to the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 2,595. The modern village incorporates the old settlements of Water Ful ford to the south and Gate Fulford on the road to York. The current
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is co-terminous with the unitary authority ward boundary. The parish is much reduced in size, having once extended north up the A19 past Fulford
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as far as Heslington Road and including York Cemetery. Between Fulford and the university is Walmgate Stray. Low-lying land near the River Ouse is prone to flooding. The parish council maintains a website with local information which includes a directory of organisations and shops, a list of links and contact details for services, a guide to local issues and a record of parish council minutes.


Education

Schools in the area include St. Oswald's
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and Fulford School, a
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.


Transport

Fulford main street is the A19. Near the intersection stands the York Designer Outlet
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. A pedestrian Millennium Bridge with a
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was opened in 2001, linking Fulford to the South Bank area of York on the other side of the river. Several bus services operate between York and Fulford.


Sport

Fulford Golf Club, which celebrated its
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in 2006, was home to the Benson and Hedges International Open between 1971 and 1989. During the 1981 tournament, Bernard Langer climbed up an ash tree by the 17th green to play his third shot. York City F.C. were once based in Fulford, at their Fulfordgate stadium, before moving to the current
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stadium in 1932. The area is now occupied by Eastward Avenue and lies close to Fulford School. A long
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of the
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starts across the Ouse, west of Fulford, and runs via Naburn to Riccall along a disused railway line from York to
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, now a Sustrans
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and part of the
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cycle route. Besides having the Minster Way and the Wilberforce Way, the route of The White Rose Way, a long-distance walk from
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to
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also passes through Fulford.


Notable people

* Steve McClaren – former England football manager, was born in Fulford.


Gallery

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References


External links

{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Villages and areas in the City of York Civil parishes in North Yorkshire