Fulford, East Riding

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fulford like this:

FULFORD-AMBO, a parish in York district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ouse, near the Great Northern railway, 2 miles S of York. It consists of the townships of Fulford-Gate and Fulford-Water; and has a post office, of the name of Fulford, under York. Acres of F-G., 1, 630; of F-W., 432. Real property of both, £11, 363. ...

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Pop. of F-G., 2, 443; of F-W., 35. Houses, 445 and 3. The York cemetery, the York cavalry barracks, and the Quakers' lunatic asylum, called the Retreat, are here. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £96. Patron, the Rev. Samuel Key. The church was rebuilt in 1866, at a cost of £5, 000. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £22.

Fulford through time

Fulford is now part of YORK Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how YORK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fulford itself, go to Statistics.

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