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'''Fulwood''' is a [[suburb]]<ref name=FCAA>{{cite web|url=http://www.preston.gov.uk/GetAsset.aspx?id%3DfAAxADUANQAzAHwAfABGAGEAbABzAGUAfAB8ADAAfAA1 |access-date=22 October 2016 |title=Fulwood Conservation Area Appraisal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192756/http://www.preston.gov.uk/GetAsset.aspx?id=fAAxADUANQAzAHwAfABGAGEAbABzAGUAfAB8ADAAfAA1 |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Lancashire]], England, toin the northnorthern half of the city[[City of Preston, Lancashire|City of Preston]] centredistrict. It had a population of 28,535 in 2011, whichand increasedis tomade 34,691up inof 2021five wards.<ref>[http://citypopulationwww.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.de/en/uk/northwestengland/lancashire/E63000807__fulwooddissemination/home.do RetrievedOffice 20for JanuaryNational 2024</ref>Statistics and: since''Census 20192001 is: madeTable upKS01 of: fourUsual electoralResident wardsPopulation''] on{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422044438/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/home.do [[City|date=22 ofApril Preston2015 }} Brookfield (part); Cadley, Lancashire|PrestonCollege, CityGarrison; Council]]Greyfriars; and Sharoe Green wards. Retrieved 24 May 2010</ref>
Fulwood began to develop in the second half of the 19th century and, until [[Local Government Act 1972|1974]], it was governed independently from Preston. It has retained a distinct identity and character, and muchthe majority of the settlement is in the Fulwood [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|Conservation Area]].<ref name=FCAA/>
==Etymology==
Fulwood was once part of a large [[forest]] which covered much of the North West. It was referred to as ''Fillewood in 1199; Fulwode in 1228 and Foghellwood in 1334.'' [[Woodland|Woods]] were often named from some natural feature and it is thought that 'Ful' meant 'foul' which implies it must have been a rather damp and boggy wood.
== History ==
Fulewde, 1199; Fulewude, 1228; Fulwode, 1297.
"''Historic Fulwood and Cadley"'' by Carole Knight and Margaret Burscough, published by Carnegie Press in 1998 provides a comprehensive history of Fulwood.
The extract below by John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) described Fulwood and its history during its early Victorian foundations:
"FULWOOD, a township-chapelry in Lancaster parish, Lancashire; on the Lancaster and Preston railway, 1.5 mile N of Preston. It has a station on the railway; and its post town is Preston. Acres, 2077. Real property, £6,218. Pop. in 1851, 1,748; in 1861, 2,313. Houses, 172. This was part of the ancient [[royal forest]] of Fulwood, now enclosed; and Preston race-ground was part of it. Extensive barracks are here. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Fulwood/|title = Genuki: Fulwood, Lancashire}}</ref>
Although [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] itself was settled in [[Roman Britain|Roman times]], there is no evidence of Fulwood ever being occupied at that time although their two main routes passed through Fulwood. The road from [[Kirkham, Lancashire|Kirkham]] to [[Ribchester]], following the line of Watling Street Road, was intersected by the route, from [[Walton-le-Dale]] to [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], somewhere near Withy Trees and [[Fulwood Barracks]]. Traces of the original Walton-le-Dale to Lancaster road were found in 1861, during building work on Lower Bank Road.
At the beginning of the [[10th century]] in AD 902, a large number of Irish [[Norsemen]] landed along the [[Coast|coastline]] of [[Lancashire]] and made [[Human settlement|settlements]] in the area. There were two [[Norsemen|Norse]] [[Thegn|thegns]], called Ravenkel and Mamegil who owned land in Fulwood. Ravenkel who also held land in [[Woodplumpton]] had a hey for enclosing wild cattle at the site of the current Plungington [[Pub|public house]] on Lytham Road, and Mamegil's plot was at the west of [[Cadley, Lancashire|Cadley]] near to Woodplumpton. One of their chieftains, Agmundr, sometimes between 900 and 930, gave his name to [[Amounderness Hundred|Amounderness]].
Amounderness in the 1060s was held by the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]], [[Tostig Godwinson]], whose brother [[Harold Godwinson]] became King of England. As a result of Tostig's treachery, which led to the [[Battle of Stamford Bridge]], King Harold's army was badly weakened and lost its next battle against [[William the Conqueror|William of Normandy]] at [[Battle of Hastings|Hastings]]. Harold was killed and William seized the [[Crown]] and lands of [[England]].
One of Harold's supporters, Germot of [[York]] was stirred to take [[revenge]] against Tostig who had been killed at Stamford Bridge. He made a marauding foray into Amounderness, overran the countryside, [[Looting|pillaging]] it and leaving it near derelict. All of Tostig's supporters were killed. [[William the Conqueror|King William's]] Norman Army, faced with rebellion by the northern [[Earl|Earls]] [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia|Edwin]] and [[Morcar]], completed the devastation by burning the town of Preston and the surrounding areas, leaving few inhabitants in the remaining settlements.
Fulwood became a [[royal forest]] within the [[Amounderness Hundred ]] after the [[Norman Conquest|Norman invasion]] of [[1066]]. A royal forest was an area of land where [[Royal forest#Forest law|forest law]] ruled, it belonged to the [[Crown Estate|Crown]] and there were [[Ban (medieval)|bans]] on [[hunting]], [[Agriculture|cultivation]], [[enclosure]], felling of trees, digging of peat etc. [[King]] [[William the Conqueror|William I]] gave large areas of land to knights who served him well and he gave all of the land known as [[Amounderness]] to the [[baron]]
[[Roger the Poitevin|Roger de Poitou]] in 1092 who built [[Lancaster Castle]] and the [[Lancaster Priory|Priory Church of St Mary]] at Lancaster. William also gave the Priory Church at Lancaster the right to [[tithe]]s from the Royal Forest of Fulwood and this began Fulwood's long legal attachment to [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]].
Roger de Poitou fled England in [[1102]] after participating in a failed rebellion against the new king, [[Henry I of England|Henry I]]. As a result, the [[King]] [[Confiscation|confiscated]] the [[Honour of Lancaster]], from de Poirou which included the castle. The Honour changed hands several times thereafter.
The land was developed as a [[royal forest]] which provided meat for the [[monarch]] and the [[Royal court|court]] and, through the selling of rights, revenue for the monarch but it was also a source of resentment to all sectors of society. The south-western corner of this forest became known as ''Fillewood Forest'' [[enclosed]] within its own [[Boundaries in landscape history#Parish boundaries|boundaries]].
A [[Anglo-Normans|Norman]] [[Human settlement|settlement]] was made on the western edge of the Royal Forest which became known as [[Cadley, Lancashire|Cadley]] and the [[enclosed]] park was granted to the Singleton family, [[Bailiffs]] of [[Amounderness Hundred|Amounderness]].
The Singleton's held the land until 1631 when the [[plague (disease)|plague]] wiped out all of the family.
In December 1551, a portion of the Forest was granted to [[Sir]] [[Anthony Browne (judge)|Anthony Browne]] by [[King]] [[Edward VI]] on the advice of his [[Regent|Regency Council]]. The land was transferred almost immediately to Thomas Clayton by a [[deed]] dated February 1552. On his death, he [[Bequest and devise|bequeathed]] the land to his first born son, William, a [[Justice of the Peace]] in Lancashire, who died in 1631. The Clayton family owned the Fulwood Hall [[Estate (land)|estate]] until 1895 but they did not occupy it for all of that time. In later years, the land was farmed by two [[Leasehold estate|tenants]] Mr Morris from Mason Hill Farm and Mr Hill from Fulwood Hall Farm. The hall had become a simple farmhouse, which was taken over by Preston Golf Club.<ref name="Preston Golf Club">{{cite web|url=https://www.prestongolfclub.com/|title=Preston Golf Club|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145008/https://www.prestongolfclub.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> If you visit the clubhouse today, you will enter through a porch dated 1636 and initialled 'W.C.', which are likely to be the initials of William who died in 1631, although he had a son and grandson also named William.
During the [[Interregnum (England)|Interregnum]], the [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] passed an Act effectively abolishing [[Royal forest#Forest law|forest law]]. Much of the land known as Fulwood Moor though was still held by the [[Crown Estate|Crown]] and the rest was leased to the [[Earl of Derby]]. There were also forest [[Smallholding|smallholders]] who had grazing rights on the [[common land]] of Fulwood Moor.
The first [[school]] in Fulwood known as ''[[Cadley, Lancashire|Cadley]] School'' was built in the early 1700s on Cadley brow just behind the site of the Home for the Blind and remained open until 1863 when it was demolished. The school was taken over by the parish church and re-opened in the building next to [[Christ Church, Fulwood|Christ Church]]. The school closed in 1938 but the premises continue to be used as a [[Parochial church council|parochial hall]].
In 1786, the [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby|12th Earl of Derby]] laid out a racecourse on Fulwood Moor, part of which ran through what is now the north-east corner of [[Fulwood Barracks]] and playing fields. Race meetings were held there until 1833.
In 1811, an [[Act of Parliament (UK)|Act]] was passed by [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] [[Inclosure Acts|enclosing]] Fulwood and Cadley Moors, although one twelfth of the land (96 [[acre|acres]]) was still retained by the monarch as [[Duke of Lancaster]] and that land eventually became the site of [[Fulwood Barracks]] which was built between 1842 and 1848. Following enclosure the rest of the forest land was divided by specially selected commissioners. Some of the land was given to those who had a [[Cause of action|claim]] which included the Rawsthornes at [[Broughton, Lancashire|Broughton]] Tower and the Gerards at [[Haighton]] Hall, and the rest sold to new owners.
In 1850, a Freehold Society was set up in Preston as a result of the [[Reform Act 1832]] which extended the right to [[Voting|vote]] to persons who held a [[Forty-shilling freeholders|forty shilling freehold]] and the purchase of a suitable site was a priority for the society trustees. When the Fulwood Moor was [[enclosure|enclosed]] in 1817, Samuel Horrocks, the mill owner purchased forty-five acres on the north side of Eaves Brook, just within the township of Fulwood. In 1850, following the death of Mr Horrocks, the land was put up for sale and the [[Trustee|trustees]] of the Preston [[Freehold Land Societies|Freehold Land Society]] purchased the site for £4,995 and then advertised the plots on the Freehold Park Estate which became known as ''Fulwood Park'' . The building work started in May 1851 and the development of the estate continued over the next fifty years. The Fulwood Park Estate was bounded by Garstang Road and Watling Street Road and included Lower Bank Road, Higher Bank Road and Victoria Road.
During the [[19th century]], the [[township]] of Fulwood started to develop into the suburb of Preston it is today. The [[Christ Church, Fulwood|Christ Church]] was built for the Church of England on Victoria Road in 1865 and became a district-[[chapelry]]. It was during this period of [[Industrialisation|industrial development]] in Preston with all its wider social consequences that several
institutions were built in the healthier environment of Fulwood which included the [[poor law union|Union]] [[Workhouse]] on Watling Street Road, the home for the elderly run by the [[Little Sisters of the Poor]] and the [[Edmund Robert Harris|Harris]] [[Orphanage]] on Garstang Road, the [[Blindness and education#Early institutions for the blind|Home for the Blind]] at the corner of Lytham Road and Black Bull Lane, and the [[Poor law union|Poor Law]] [[School]] on St Vincent's Road, which was demolished and is now the site of [[Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood|Corpus Christ RC High School]].
Fulwood was also an area chosen by wealthy Victorian residents for their [[English country house|country houses]] for the same reason and one of the finest examples still standing is ''Greyfriars'' on Walker Lane which was commissioned in 1849 for James Clayton, an ironfounder, who resided there until his death in 1885. The house was then sold to [[Hollins baronets|Frank Hollins]], who enlarged the property and grounds. He became a [[baronet]] in 1907 and the Hollins family owned the property until 1963.
In 1876, the Nook Land Company Ltd was formed and built the small development known as '' Nooklands'' today, which is off Garstang Road.
Preston's first [[Horsecar|horse-drawn tram]] service was started in 1879 by the Preston Tramway Company and ran from Lancaster Road in the town centre and up Garstang Road to Fulwood going through Victoria Road, East Road and Watling Street Road to [[Fulwood Barracks]]. The route was worked by six tram cars and twenty five horses. When not in use the tram cars were kept in the tramhouse at the corner of Garrison Road, which has been demolished and replaced by houses.
The horse trams were replaced in June 1904 by [[Tram|electric trams]] which followed a circular route coming up Garstang Road from the town centre and going down Deepdale Road from Sharoe Green Lane in Fulwood. Fulwood Barracks became a focal point for all sorts of excursions from Preston. A casual tram ride to Fulwood was considered a treat by families living in the town.
On 15 December 1935, the final tram from Fulwood made its way to the town of Preston for the last time to signal the end of the tramway service, which was to be replaced by the [[Bus|bus]] services we know today.
In the [[20th century]], the suburb of Fulwood continued to expand, initially on the north side of Watling Street Road and to the east towards the barracks. Further [[infill]]ing occurred in the inter-war years but the major
expansion of Fulwood occurred post-war.
[[Fulwood Urban District|Fulwood]] had its own [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district council]]
until May 1974 when such councils were abolished under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] and it became part of the [[Borough of Preston|Borough (now City) of Preston]]. The council offices were at 166 Garstang Road (now a retail store) and the Fulwood [[Fire services in the United Kingdom|Fire Service]] was housed in a small building at the rear (since demolished). A [[police station]] was built in Watling Street Road (now closed) apparently because residents felt unsafe after the opening of the [[poor law union|Union]] [[Workhouse]].
The former [[carmelites|Preston Carmelite Monastery]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preston Carmelite Monastery|url=https://carmelitenuns.uk/preston-carmelite-monastery/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref> on St Vincent's Road was [[discalced]] in 2023. The site was sold and will be converted to a nursing home. The sale ended the Carmelites' association with Preston and the local community which had commenced in 1917.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/cbre-appointed-to-sell-2m-preston-monastery/| title=Sale of Carmelite Monastery| access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref>
===Listed buildings and monuments ===
[[Oliver Cromwell|Olivers Mound]] which is associated with the [[Battle of Preston (1648)]] is included in the [[National Heritage List for England|National Heritage]] [[Scheduled Monument|List of Scheduled Monuments]]. The site is next to the ''Fulwood Central'' shopping centre on Eastway.
The [[Historic England]] [[listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire|listed buildings and monuments]] in Fulwood includes:
* Buildings and landscaped pools at [[Archbishop Temple School]], St Vincent's Road
* Buildings and structures at [[Fulwood Barracks]], Watling Street Road
* Former [[Poor law union|Union]] [[Workhouse]] (and former hospital site), Watling Street Road
* Buildings and [[War Memorial]] at the former [[Edmund Robert Harris|Harris]] [[Orphanage]] (now Harris Park site), Garstang Road
* [[Milestone]] outside the former [[Edmund Robert Harris|Harris]] [[Orphanage]] on West side of Garstang Road ''(See note below)''
* [[Plastic]] [[classroom]] at Kennington Primary School, Kennington Road
* Wychnor (farmhouse converted to a dwellinghouse), Lightfoot Lane
''The [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] to [[Garstang]] [[Turnpike trust]] was set up in 1751. Today, the [[A6 road (England)|A6 road]] follows much of its length. Along the road at regular intervals are a set of nine [[milestone|milestones]] put in place by the trust, some time between the mid to late 1700s. They consist of a convex triangular stone about 1 metre high with a rounded top, and they are inscribed with the distances in miles to Garstang and Preston. They are said to be the most impressive series of milestones in the whole of Lancashire.''
==Governance==
From a very early time, Fulwood lay within the [[Amounderness]] [[hundred (division)|Hundred]] of the [[Historic counties of England|Historic County]] of [[Lancashire]].
Prior to any [[Suburb|suburban]] [[Land development|development]] in Fulwood, the [[township]] was governed by the Parish [[Vestry]] which consisted mainly of local landowners. The situation changed when the Fulwood [[Local Board of Health]] was formed in 1863 under the [[Public Health Act 1848]].
Following the [[Local Government Act 1894]], Fulwood was governed by [[Fulwood Urban District]] Council from 1895 to 1974, when it was merged with other districts under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] to become the new [[non-metropolitan district]] of the [[Borough of Preston|Borough (now City) of Preston]] in the [[Non-metropolitan county|county]] of [[Lancashire]] in a [[Local government in England|two-tier structure]] from 1 April 1974. No [[successor parish]] was formed and so the area became an [[unparished area]].
===Local authority services===
[[City of Preston, Lancashire|Preston City Council]] and [[Lancashire County Council]] provide [[Local government in England|local authority]] services for the residents of Fulwood.
====Preston City Council====
[[File:Fulwood in City of Preston wards 2010.svg|thumb|Fulwood shown with the electoral wards of the City of Preston]]
Since the [[List of boundary changes in North West England|last local government boundary changes]] in 2019, the four electoral wards which make up the area of Fulwood on [[City of Preston, Lancashire|Preston City Council]] are:
* [[Cadley, Lancashire|Cadley]]
* [[Garrison, Lancashire|Garrison]]
*[[Greyfriars, Preston|Greyfriars]]
*[[Sharoe Green]]
Each [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|electoral ward]] has three councillors and you can find your local Councillors on the Preston City Council website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preston Councillors|url=https://www.preston.gov.uk/article/1245/Information-about-Councillors|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
For Preston City Council elections, see [[Preston local elections]]
====Lancashire County Council====
The three electoral divisions for the area of Fulwood on [[Lancashire County Council]] are
* Preston Central East - Garrison ward
* Preston North - Greyfriars and Sharoe Green wards
* Preston West - Cadley ward
The three [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral divisions]] have one councillor per division and you can find your County Councillors on the Lancashire County Council website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Councillors Councillors|url=https://council.lancashire.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
For Lancashire County Council elections, see [[Lancashire County Council elections]]
===Current parliamentary constituency===
Since 2010, the electoral wards in Fulwood have been in the constituency of [[Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)|Wyre and Preston North]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] and the constituency is represented by The Right Hon. [[Ben Wallace (politician)|Ben Wallace]] MP.
===Parliamentary constituencies at next General Election===
Following the completion of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], the constituency of [[Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)|Wyre and Preston North]] will be abolished for the [[Next United Kingdom general election|next general election]], with the four electoral wards of Fulwood distributed between two neighbouring constituencies:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boundary Commission for England publishes final recommendations for new Parliamentary constituencies {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/boundary-commission-for-england-publishes-final-recommendations-for-new-parliamentary-constituencies/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref>
* [[Preston (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston]] - Cadley and Garrison wards.
* [[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]] - Greyfriars and Sharoe Green wards.
===Other Statutory Services===
* Fire and Rescue Service - [[Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service]]
* Police Service - [[Lancashire Constabulary]] and [[Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner]]
* Water Services - [[United Utilities]]
== Economy and society ==
Fulwood has expanded in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]], and has been popular with housing and business developers, with its close links to the [[M6 motorway|M6]] and [[M55 motorway|M55]] motorways and the [[A6 road (England)|A6]] (Garstang Road). Since the 1970s when the [[Central Lancashire New Town]] was proposed, large sites have been made available for development, such as Longsands, which is a residential area, and ''Eastway"East [[Business Park]]''Preston", where many businesses are currently located, including the [[Lancashire Evening Post]] (LEP), [[Asda]] supermarket, [[Royal Mail]] sorting office, [[HomeServe]]Independent Inspections, [[Xchanging]], [[CPC (company)|CPC]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/areas/prconc.asp?version=employment |title=Lancashire County Council: Lancashire Profile |access-date=7 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901235825/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/areas/prconc.asp?version=employment |archive-date=1 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Electronic Data Systems|EDS]] and Holiday Inn.<ref>[http://www.nbpp.co.uk/property_preston.html Northern Britain Property Partners NBPP, Valtos, Collective Investment Schemes And Property Asset Management, Northern Britain Property Partners NBPP, Valtos, Collective Investment Schemes And Property Asset Management]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The LancashireB6241 [[Coroner]](Eastway) Serviceprovides a vital route, bypassing much of the residential and central areas of Preston, and a road via Longsands connects it to the [[CourtM6 motorway]] is(at alsojunction based31A atwhich Faradaywas Driveopened in the 1990s) and the Bluebell Way business park on the Businessboundary Park.<ref>{{Citewith [[Brookfield, web|title=Lancashire Coroner|url=https://wwwBrookfield]].lancashire.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/deaths/coroners/|access-date=2024-01-26}}</ref>
It is also the home of the [[Royal Preston Hospital]], [[Sharoe Green]] Hospital was also in Fulwood until its closure in 2004.<ref>[http://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/content/history_of_sgh History of Sharoe Green Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625051150/http://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/content/history_of_sgh |date=25 June 2009 }}, accessed 7 September 2009</ref>
The [[B roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B6241]] (Eastway) provides a vital route, bypassing much of the residential and central areas of Preston, and it provides access to a [[Ibis (hotel)|Ibis]] hotel; the ''Fulwood Central shopping centre'' with [[Aldi]] and [[B&M]] stores and the ''Eastway shopping centre'' with a [[Lidl]] store.
[[Fulwood Barracks]] has been the home of the [[Queen's Lancashire Regiment]], and other regiments, and is the site of the [[Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum]].<ref>[http://www.qlrmuseum.co.uk/fulwood_barracks.htm Fulwood Barracks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609160359/http://www.qlrmuseum.co.uk/fulwood_barracks.htm |date=9 June 2009 }}, accessed 7 September 2009</ref>
Off Eastway, the [[B roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B6242]] (Andertons Way), connects to the [[M6 motorway]] at junction 31a (which was opened in the 1990s) and provides access to a [[Premier Inn]] hotel (Preston East) and the ''Bluebell Way Business Park'' on the boundary with [[Brookfield, Lancashire|Brookfield]].
A notable former resident was [[John Chard|Major John Rouse Merriott Chard]], of the [[Royal Engineers]], [[Victoria Cross|V.C.]], officer commanding at [[Battle of Rorke's Drift|Rorke's Drift]] in 1879. He was posted to Preston between 1887 and 1892, and is recorded in the 1891 Census living at 80 Victoria Road, Fulwood.<ref>Greave, Adrian (2003), ''Rorke's Drift'', Cassell, p.231</ref><ref>1891 Census RG12/3448/schedule 296</ref>
A [[Co-op Food]] store is based at the junction of Watling Street Road and Garstang Road; a [[Morrisons|Morrisons Daily]] store is on Garstang Road and a [[Sainsbury's]] supermarket is located on Sir Tom Finney Way (formerly Deepdale Road) on the boundary with [[Deepdale, Preston|Deepdale]].
Since the mass migration of Indians, Fulwood has been a popular place of residence for well-known, and wealthy families of the [[Vora Patel]] community, many of whom have resided here for several generations. Many families of this community amassed great wealths during the economic prosperity of the textiles industry in Northern England and, to this day, retain much of their wealth and have bought many of Lancashire's historic properties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.preston.gov.uk/sitesforpreston |title=Sites for Preston | Preston City Council |access-date=7 January 2014 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107084427/http://www.preston.gov.uk/sitesforpreston |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Opposite the [[Royal Preston Hospital]] on Sharoe Green Lane is a [[Booths]] store and other retail shops.
[[Fulwood Barracks]] located on Watling Street Road, has a long military history and is the home of [[Headquarters North West (United Kingdom)|Headquarters North West]] and the regimental headquarters of the [[Duke of Lancaster's Regiment]]. It is also the site of the [[Lancashire Infantry Museum]].
The headquarters of the [[Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service]] and the Fulwood [[Fire station|station]] for the service are both located on the A6 (Garstang Road) adjacent to Junction 32 of the [[M6 motorway]].
A four star [[Delta Hotels | Delta Hotels by Marriott]] hotel is located on the old A6 just north of Junction 32 to the [[M6 motorway]] in the adjacent village of [[Broughton, Lancashire|Broughton]],
Since the mass migration of Indians, Fulwood has been a popular place of residence for well-known, and wealthy families of the [[Vora Patel]] community, many of whom have resided here for several generations. Many families of this community amassed great wealths during the economic prosperity of the [[textile industry]] in Northern England and, to this day, retain much of their wealth and have bought many of Lancashire's historic properties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.preston.gov.uk/sitesforpreston |title=Sites for Preston | Preston City Council |access-date=7 January 2014 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107084427/http://www.preston.gov.uk/sitesforpreston |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Architecture ==
[[File:Former workhouse in Fulwood, Preston - geograph.org.uk - 1723259.jpg|thumb|The former Fulwood Workhouse]]
Fulwood is one of the greener parts of the Preston area, however it is nevertheless a fairly built up area, with buildings dating back to the Victorian [[gentrification]] of the region, and earlier. Due to large investments during the late [[Victorian era]], Fulwood was an area of much development by wealthy Preston [[industrialists]]. Some of the finest Victorian buildings of Lancashire can be found in Fulwood,<ref>'The parish of Lancaster: Fulwood', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 (1912), pp. 137–138.</ref> such as the Fulwood Barracks, Fulwood Union Workhouse, and Harris Orphanage. Many of the larger houses in Fulwood were also built during the Victorian period, particularly those in the Nooklands cul-de-sac.
== Parks ==
Some of the finest [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] [[buildings]] of Lancashire can be found in Fulwood,<ref>'The parish of Lancaster: Fulwood', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7 (1912), pp. 137–138.</ref> such as [[Christ Church, Fulwood|Christ Church]], [[Fulwood Barracks]], the former Fulwood [[Poor law union|Union]] [[Workhouse]], on Watling Street Road and the former [[Edmund Robert Harris|Harris]] [[Orphanage]] (now Harris Park site) on Garstang Road. Many of the larger houses in Fulwood were also built during the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] period, particularly those in Lower Bank Road and the Nooklands cul-de-sac off Garstang Road.
The town has seven different greens, consisting of Conway Drive, South Drive, Mill Lane, Sherwood, Levensgarth Avenue, Tower Lane and Andertons Way. This makes Fulwood one of the greener districts of Preston.
== Amenities ==
Fulwood has a large number of local [[Amenity|amenities]]. The suburb has a large number of local shops, primary and high schools, a college, pubs, restaurants, hotels, libraries, parks and woodlands, a [[Lloyd's Bank]] branch, a large [[Asda]] supermarket, [[Booths]] store, [[Aldi]] store, [[Lidl]] store, [[Co-op Food]] store and [[Morrisons|Morrisons Daily]] store, doctors surgeries and health centres, pharmacies, dental surgeries, Preston's main hospital, [[Royal Preston Hospital]], and many other services.
[[Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.]], Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club, Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club, Fulwood Leisure Centre and Preston Golf Club provide sporting activities. (see ''Sports'' section below)
==Education==
====Primary schools====
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* Fulwood and [[Cadley, Lancashire|Cadley]] Primary School, Cadley Causeway
* Fulwood St Peter's [[Church of England]] Primary School, Meadowfield
* Harris Primary School, Wychnor
* Kennington Primary School, Kennington Road
* Longsands Community Primary School, Longsands Lane
* OurQueen's Lady and St Edwards [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]Drive Primary School, Lightfoot Lane
* Our Lady and St Edwards [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Primary School
* Queen's Drive, Primary School, Black Bull Lane
* SherwoodSt Clare's Catholic Primary School, Sherwood Way
* St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, St Anthony's Drive
* St Clare's CatholicSherwood Primary School, Sharoe Green Lane
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====Secondary schools====
* [[Archbishop Temple School|Archbishop Temple Church of England High School]], St Vincent's Road
* [[Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Fulwood|Corpus Christi Catholic High School]], St Vincent's Road
* [[Fulwood Academy]], Black Bull Lane
* [[Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood|Our Lady's Catholic High School]], St Anthony's Drive
====SpecialistSpecial provision schoolschools====
* Moorbrook School, Ainslie Road
===Independent schools===
====[[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] junior and [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|prep schools]]====
* Highfield Priory School, Fulwood Row
* St Pius X Catholic Preparatory School, Garstang Road
* The Olive School Preston, Vicarage Lane
===Further education===
The main campus of [[Preston's College]] is located in Fulwood on St Vincent's Road.
== Politics ==
[[Cardinal Newman College]] in the centre of [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] and [[Runshaw College]] in Leyland also provide Higher and Further Education provision with bus services available from Fulwood.
[[File:Fulwood in City of Preston wards 2010.svg|thumb|Fulwood shown with the electoral wards of the City of Preston]]
The electoral wards which make up the area of Fulwood are; [[Sharoe Green]], [[College (Preston ward)|College]], [[Cadley, Lancashire|Cadley]], [[Greyfriars, Preston|Greyfriars]] and [[Garrison (Preston ward)|Garrison]]. Parts of the rural wards, named as [[Preston Rural East]] and [[Preston Rural North]], were in the former [[Preston Rural District]]. Preston Council meetings are hosted every 3 months classified as Area Forum Meetings, of which Fulwood is the Northern Area Forum.
Until 2010, the wards which make up Fulwood were split unevenly between three [[UK Parliament|Westminster]] constituencies;
== Health services ==
*[[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]] - parts of Rural North and Rural East, Greyfriars, Garrison, the northern parts of College, Sharoe Green, Cadley
=== GP surgeries ===
*[[Preston (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston]] - southern parts of College ward
There are a number of [[Doctor of Medicine|GP]] surgeries/[[Community health centre|health centres]] in Fulwood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GP Surgeries|url=https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
*[[Fylde (UK Parliament constituency)|Fylde]] - elements of Preston Rural North and West.
Following the [[Boundary Commission for England]]'s review of parliamentary representation in [[Lancashire]], the Boundary Commission moved the whole of Fulwood into a new constituency of [[Wyre and Preston North (UK Parliament constituency)|Wyre and Preston North]] from the 2010 [[General Election]].
=== Pharmacy services ===
There are a number of [[Pharmacy|pharmacies]] in Fulwood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pharmacies|url=https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
Following a further boundary review completed in 2023, Fulwood is again split between parliamentary constituences, with Greyfriars and Sharoe Green being moved into a revised [[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]] constituency and the rest of Fulwood being included in the [[Preston (UK Parliament constituency)|Preston]] constituency. These changes took effect for the 2024 General Election.
=== Dentists ===
There are also a number of [[Dentist|dental]] surgeries in Fulwood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dental Surgeries|url=https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
For Preston City Council elections, see [[Preston local elections]]
=== Hospitals ===
Fulwood is the home of the [[Royal Preston Hospital]], located on Sharoe Green Lane. It is an [[Acute care|acute general]] [[hospital]] managed by the [[Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust]] which provides a range of high quality specialist services to patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria and education, training and research.
The former [[Sharoe Green]] Hospital was also in Fulwood until its closure in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharoe Grren Hospital|url=https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/history|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
Fulwood Hall Hospital located at Midgery Lane is a [[private hospital]] operated by [[Ramsay Health Care UK]], providing a wide range of treatments and healthcare services<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.fulwoodhallhospital.co.uk/| title=Fulwood Hall Hospital| access-date=10 February 2020| archive-date=9 January 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145017/https://www.fulwoodhallhospital.co.uk/| url-status=live}}</ref>
== Libraries ==
[[Lancashire County Council]] provide a [[Library | library service]] at two locations in Fulwood:
* Fulwood Library, Garstang Road
* Sharoe Green Library, Sharoe Green Lane
==Media==
The [[Lancashire Evening Post]] newspaper is based in Fulwood.
Television is provided by:
* [[BBC North West]], the regional BBC station for the North West region,
* [[ITV Granada]], the ITV franchise holder for the North West region, and
* a local TV service for Blackpool and Preston, ''That's Lancashire'', from studios at the Northern Lights Business Centre in the [[University of Central Lancashire]]'s Media Factory building.
The following regional radio stations include Fulwood within their coverage:
*[[BBC Radio Lancashire]] - Lancashire wide, news, talk, sport and music. (Broadcast from Blackburn)
*[[Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire]] – Lancashire and North West England, classic hits. (Broadcast from Manchester)
*[[Rock FM (British radio station)|Rock FM]] – Lancashire and North West England, pop music. (Broadcast from Manchester)
*[[Heart North West]] – across the North West, pop music. (Broadcast from Manchester)
*[[Smooth North West]] – across the North West, easy-listening music. (Broadcast from Manchester)
*[[Capital Manchester and Lancashire]] - across the North West, pop music. (Broadcast from Manchester)
*[[106.5 Central Radio|Central Radio North West]] - across [[The Fylde]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]] and [[Chorley]] areas of Lancashire, news, talk, and music. (Broadcast from Preston) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.central.radio/about-us/|title=About Us - Central Radio |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
[[Blog Preston]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/ |title=Blog Preston |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144912/https://www.blogpreston.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[hyperlocal]] news website which provides community news, views and information about the city.<ref name=McAthy20110217>{{cite web|last=McAthy|first=Rachel|title=Preston hyperlocal site wins funding for community project|url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/preston-hyperlocal-site-wins-funding-for-community-project/s2/a542858/|work=Journalism.co.uk|publisher=Mousetrap Media Ltd|access-date=12 December 2011|date=17 February 2011|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145042/https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/preston-hyperlocal-site-wins-funding-for-community-project/s2/a542858/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=LEPshorts20110221>{{cite news|title=Story shorts – 21/02/11|url=http://www.lep.co.uk/news/story_shorts_21_02_11_1_3101180|newspaper=Lancashire Evening Post|access-date=12 December 2011|date=21 February 2011|quote=NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) has worked alongside the Big Lottery Fund to deliver support to 17 organisations nationwide. They include Prescap, Preston FM, Blog Preston and CSV Preston.|archive-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404142702/http://www.lep.co.uk/news/story_shorts_21_02_11_1_3101180|url-status=dead}}</ref>
''VisitPreston.com'' is a website that "showcases everything that Preston has to offer to all audiences", providing information on topics such as business investment, education, tourism, etc. It is provided by key local stakeholders including the Preston City Council, Lancashire County Council, University of Central Lancashire, Preston Business Improvement District, and The Chase creative consultants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitpreston.com/about/ |title=About Visit Preston |publisher=VisitPreston.com |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145000/https://www.visitpreston.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Notable people ==
A notable former resident of Fulwood was Colonel [[John Rouse Merriott Chard]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]], of the Royal Engineers, Officer Commanding at Rorke's Drift in 1879. He was posted to Preston between 1887 and 1892, and is recorded in the [[1891 United Kingdom Census|1891 Census]] living at 80 Victoria Road, Fulwood.
Lieutenant-General [[Sir]] [[John Bagot Glubb]], known as Gubba Pasha, the former Commanding Officer of the Arab League was born at 48 Watling Street Road, Fulwood in 1897 and a blue plaque outside the property commemorates the location.
The famous footballer [[Sir]] [[Tom Finney]] and the former MP and Circuit Judge, [[Mary Holt]] were both born in Preston and resided in Fulwood for many years prior to their deaths.
[[Nick Park]], filmmaker and animator, was born in Preston and attended Cuthbert Mayne RC High School, which is now [[Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood|Our Lady's Catholic High School]], Fulwood.
== Parks and woodlands ==
Fulwood has several [[parks]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preston Parks|url=https://www.preston.gov.uk/article/1102/Parks-open-spaces-and-allotments|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> and [[Woodland|woodlands]] managed by [[City of Preston, Lancashire|Preston City Council]] and the [[Woodland Trust]] which are located adjacent to Andertons Way, Conway Drive, Fairways, Fernyhalgh Lane, Foregate, Levensgarth Avenue, Mill Lane, Sherwood Way, South Drive, and Tower Lane. This makes Fulwood one of the greener suburbs of Preston.
There are [[Allotment (gardening)|allotment]] sites on Sharoe Green Lane and Blackpool Road.
There are a number of [[Community organizing|Friends community groups]] which local residents can join to help maintain and keep tidy the parks and woodlands in their neighbourhood.
== Post offices ==
There are two [[post office]]s in Fulwood:
* Fulwood Post Office, Watling Street Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Post Office |url=https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/1884271/fulwood|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
* Sharoe Green Post Office, Garstang Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharoe Green Post Office |url=https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/2374277/sharoe-green|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
The Preston [[Royal Mail|Mail Centre]] is located on Pittman Way, were mail is collected outside of office hours and sorted for delivery.
== Pubs and restaurants ==
=== Pubs ===
There are six [[Pub |public houses]] in Fulwood:
* The Anderton Arms. Longsands Lane
* The Black Bull, Garstang Road
* Crafty Beggars Ale House, Garstang Road
* The Plungington, Lytham Road
* The Sherwood, Sherwood Way
* The White Hart, Watling Street Road
Three pubs, the Garrison, Sumners and Withy Trees have closed down in recent years.
=== Restaurants ===
There are currently three [[restaurant]]s in Fulwood:
* The Ginger Bistro, Garstang Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ginger Bistro |url=https://www.thegingerbistro.co.uk/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
* Marino's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Watling Street Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marino's|url=https://marinosrestaurant.co.uk/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
* Sai Surbhi (Indian), Garstang Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sai Surbhi|url=https://saisurbhipreston.co.uk/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
== Religion ==
=== Church of England ===
* [[Christ Church, Fulwood|Christ Church]], Victoria Road
* St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Cuthbert's Church|url=https://www.stcuthbertschurch.net/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
* St Martin's Chapel and Parish Hall, Broadway #
* St Peter's Chapel, Meadowfield #
(# united with [[St John the Baptist's Church, Broughton]])
=== Roman Catholic Church ===
* St Anthony of Padau RC Church, Cadley Causeway<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Anthony RC Church|url=https://stanthonys-rc-church-preston.org.uk/wp/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
* St Clare's RC Church, Sharoe Green Lane<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Clare's RC Church|url=https://www.saintclares.co.uk/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
* Our Lady and St Edward's RC Church, Marlborough Drive<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLSE Church|url=https://ourladyandstedwards.co.uk/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
=== Methodist Church of Great Britain ===
* Fulwood Methodist Church, Watling Street Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Methodist Church|url=http://www.fulwoodmethodist.org.uk/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
=== Free Methodist Church ===
* Fulwood Free Methodist Church, Lightfoot Lane<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Free MethodistChurch|url=https://fulwoodfmc.net/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
=== Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches ===
* North Preston Evangelical Church, Sherwood Way<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Preston EvangelicalChurch|url=https://npec.org.uk/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
=== Jehovah's Witnesses ===
* Witness Hall, Haywood Close<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jehovah's Witness Hall|url=https://www.jw.org/en/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
=== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ===
* LDS Church, Longsands Lane<ref>{{Cite web |title=LDS Church|url=https://local.churchofjesuschrist.org/en/gb/lancashire/preston/longsands-lane?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=yext|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
Between 1894 and 1974 Fulwood was governed by [[Fulwood Urban District]] council which was merged with other districts under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] to become the new [[non-metropolitan district]] of the [[Borough of Preston|Borough (now City) of Preston]].
=== Islam ===
* Masjid-e-Salaam Mosque, Watling Street Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Masjid-e-Salaam|url=https://masjidesalaam.org.uk/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
* [[Sunni Islam|The Sunni Way]], Symonds Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sunni Way|url=https://www.thesunniway.com/|access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>
== Sport ==
Fulwood has one men's cricket team in the competitive Lancashire league structure, Fulwood & Broughton CC (known as F&B). The 1st XI playing in the [[Northern Premier Cricket League]], with other teams playing in the [[Palace Shield]] structure. There is also a T20 and women's team at the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood and Broughton CC |url=https://fbcc.play-cricket.com/home |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=fbcc.play-cricket.com}}</ref> There are two social men's cricket teams in Fulwood; an F&B midweek team and Preston Grasshoppers CC, both of whom play in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boddingtons Village Cricket League |url=https://bvcl.play-cricket.com/home |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=bvcl.play-cricket.com}}</ref>
The following sporting activities are available in Fulwood:
Fulwood's local football team is Fulwood Amateurs F.C. (known as Fulwood Ams). The men's 1st XI play in the [[West Lancashire League]] Premier Division (Level 11 in the [[English football league system|English football pyramid]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Amateurs FC - LFA Amateur Shield Winners 2021/22 |url=https://www.fulwoodams.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.fulwoodams.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Amateurs - Premier Division - West Lancashire Football League |url=https://www.westlancashireleague.co.uk/club-info/39566242 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.westlancashireleague.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> In the 2021-22 season, Fulwood Amateurs won the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield.
=== Cricket ===
Fulwood & Broughton [[Cricket]] Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club |url=http://fulwoodandbroughtoncc.weebly.com/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> (known as F&B) is based on Garstang Road on the boundary with [[Broughton, Lancashire|Broughton]]. The 1st XI plays in the [[Northern Premier Cricket League]], with two other teams playing in the [[Palace Shield]] structure. There is also a T20 team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood and Broughton CC |url=https://fbcc.play-cricket.com/home |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=fbcc.play-cricket.com}}</ref> It also has a growing women's section who compete in friendly games, and a junior section with competing teams from Under 10 to Under 17.
Preston's rugby union team, [[Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.]] (known as Hoppers), are based in Fulwood. The men's 1st XV play in the [[National League 2 North|RFU National League 2 North]] (Level 4 in the [[English rugby union system|English rugby union pyramid]]), with 4 other men's senior teams in the North West Leagues, and a women's team in the Women's NC 1 North West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.pgrfc.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=PGRFC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hoppers are one of the oldest rugby clubs in the north of England, and in the 2021-22 season, they won the John Burgess Lancashire Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preston Grasshoppers vs Widnes |url=https://www.pgrfc.co.uk/fixtures/preston-grasshoppers-vs-widnes/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=PGRFC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
There are two social men's cricket teams in Fulwood. A Fulwood & Broughton CC midweek team and Preston Grasshoppers CC, both of whom play in the Boddingtons Village Cricket League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boddingtons Village Cricket League |url=https://bvcl.play-cricket.com/home |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=bvcl.play-cricket.com}}</ref>
Fulwood Leisure Centre is on Black Bull Lane.
=== Cycling ===
The [[National Cycle Route 622|Preston Guild Wheel]] cycle route runs through Fulwood. It is also used by walkers and runners
Preston's Guild Wheel cycle route runs through Fulwood.
=== Football ===
Fulwood's local [[Association football|football]] team is Fulwood Amateurs F.C.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Amateurs F.C.| url=https://www.fulwoodams.co.uk/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> (known as Fulwood Ams) based at Lightfoot Green off Lightfoot Lane. The men's 1st XI play in the [[West Lancashire League]] Premier Division (Tier 11 in the [[English football league system|English football pyramid]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Amateurs FC - LFA Amateur Shield Winners 2021/22 |url=https://www.fulwoodams.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.fulwoodams.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Amateurs - Premier Division - West Lancashire Football League |url=https://www.westlancashireleague.co.uk/club-info/39566242 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.westlancashireleague.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> In the 2021-22 season, Fulwood Amateurs won the [[Lancashire County Football Association|Lancashire FA]] Amateur Shield.
=== Golf ===
Preston Golf Club,<ref name="Preston Golf Club"/> is a 18 hole, 6,278 yard, par 71 course affiliated to the [[England Golf | England Golf Association]] which is located on Fulwood Hall Lane.
=== Leisure centre ===
Fulwood [[Leisure Centre]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Leisure Centre |url= https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/preston/fulwood-leisure-centre?gclid=Cj0KCQiAo7KqBhDhARIsAKhZ4uh-aiZY0d097veDyrxgI4CE7rXzrfYte0tsYVb4QKPiZTMbB-p8qDUaAiD9EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> is located on Black Bull Lane and provides a 25 metre swimming pool, teaching pool, squash courts, gym, fitness studios, sauna and steam rooms.
=== Rugby union ===
Preston's [[rugby union]] club, [[Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.]] (known as the Hoppers), is based at Lightfoot Green Lane, Fulwood. The men's 1st XV play in the [[National League 2 North|RFU National League 2 North]] (Level 4 in the [[English rugby union system|English rugby union pyramid]]), with 4 other men's senior teams in the North West Leagues, and a women's team in the Women's NC 1 North West.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PGRFC |url=https://www.pgrfc.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=PGRFC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hoppers are one of the oldest rugby clubs in the north of England, and in the 2021-22 season, they won the [[Lancashire County Rugby Football Union]] John Burgess Lancashire Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preston Grasshoppers vs Widnes |url=https://www.pgrfc.co.uk/fixtures/preston-grasshoppers-vs-widnes/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=PGRFC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The club also has the following sports sections:
* Archery
* Cricket (see above)
* Cycling
* Shooting
* Squash
=== Sports and social clubs ===
Fulwood also has three sports and social clubs which have [[Crown green bowls|bowling greens]] and [[snooker]]/[[pool (cue sports)|pool]] tables with teams competing in local leagues. The clubs are also available for hire for social events:
* The Fulwood Club, Victoria Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fulwood Club |url=https://www.thefulwoodclub.club/community/the-fulwood-club-19775/home/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
* The Lonsdale Club, Fulwood Hall Lane<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lonsdale Club |url=https://thelonsdaleclub.com/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
* Moor Park Sports and Social Club, Blackpool Road<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moor Park Sports and Social Club |url=https://www.useyourlocal.com/pubs/moor-park-sports-and-social-club-preston-96692/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref>
=== Tennis ===
The Fulwood Lawn [[Tennis]] Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club |url=https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/FulwoodLawnTennisClub|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> is affiliated to the [[Lawn Tennis Association]] and provides four all-weather carpet courts with floodlights and a clubhouse, which is located at the end of Highgate Avenue. The club offers tennis for all, including adults and juniors who wish to competete in local leagues or just play social fun tennis.
== Transport ==
===Road===
Junctions 31a and 32 of the [[M6 motorway]] can be accessed from the [[A6 road (England)|A6 road]] which passes through Fulwood and Junction 1 of the [[M55 motorway]] can be accessed from the [[B roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B6242]] (Andertons Way).
Fulwood is served by several bus routes operated by [[Preston Bus]], [[Stagecoach in Lancashire]] and [[Stagecoach in Lancaster]]. These services include routes (Preston Bus) 19, 23, 43, 45 & 88 and (Stagecoach) 40/41 & 125 services. All of the services run through [[Preston Bus Station]] to and from Fulwood.
There are cycle paths from Fulwood through to Preston and [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cycleways|url=https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/cycling/cycle-routes/|access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> as well as the [[Guild Wheel|Preston Guild Wheel]] cycle route.
[[Fulwood railway station]] was once in Gamull Lane, on the border between Fulwood and [[Ribbleton]], on the [[Longridge Branch Line]]. It was renamed [[Ribbleton railway station]] in 1900 and closed in 1930.
===Rail===
Fulwood is served by several bus routes operated by [[Preston Bus]], [[Stagecoach in Lancashire]] and [[Stagecoach in Lancaster]]. These services include routes (Preston Bus) 19, 23 & 45 and (Stagecoach) 40/41 & 125 services.
The [[Preston railway station|Preston Railway Station]] in the centre of Preston is on the [[West Coast Main Line]] which comes through the west of Fulwood.
There are cycle paths from Fulwood through [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] to [[Carnforth]], as well as the [[Guild Wheel]].
The former [[Fulwood railway station]] was once in Gamull Lane, on the border between Fulwood and [[Ribbleton]], on the [[Longridge Branch Line]]. It was renamed [[Ribbleton railway station]] in 1900 and closed in 1930.
===Air===
==See also==
The nearest airports are at [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]] and [[Blackpool Airport|Blackpool]].
*[[Christ Church, Fulwood]]
== References ==
[[Category:Populated places in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Unparished areas in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Geography of Preston]]
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