Fulford, Staffordshire


Fulford is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north east of Stone, in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 650 and the parish had 5931. The village is on one of the tributaries of the River Blythe. The parish is one of the largest in the Stafford district. The parish touches Forsbrook, Hilderstone, Stone Rural, Barlaston and Draycott in the Moors. Fulford is the highest point in the Stafford district and varies between 650 and 730 feet above sea level.

Features

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, a primary school and village hall on Fulford Road and a pub called the Shoulder of Mutton, on Meadow Lane. There are 9 listed buildings in Fulford, all Grade II listed.

History

The name "Fulford" means "the dirty ford". Fulford was recorded in the Domesday Book as Fuleford. The village is one of the possible sources of the surname Fulford. Formerly a township and chapelry, 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.