Fulstone is a village in the civil parish of Holme Valley, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is about 5 miles from Huddersfield. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 2127.[1]
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History edit
The name "Fulstone" means 'Fugol's farm/settlement'.[2] Fulstone was recorded in the Domesday Book as Fugelestun.[3] Fulstone was formerly a township in the parish of Kirkburton,[4] in 1866 Fulstone became a separate civil parish, from 1894 to 1895 Fulstone was an urban district,[5] from 1895 to 1938 it was in New Mill Urban District, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmefirth, part also went to form Dunford[6] and Fulstone became part of Holmfirth Urban District. In 1974 Fulstone became part of the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.
Fulstone once had a Methodist church, it is now a private dwelling.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Population statistics Fulstone CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Fulstone Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Place name: Fulstone". The National Archives. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "History of Fulstone, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Fulstone UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Fulstone CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Kirkburton". GENUKI. Retrieved 30 April 2024.