Fulstow
Church of St Lawrence, Fulstow
Fulstow Location withinLincolnshire
Population	522 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF 32614 97343
• London	135 mi (217 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Louth
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°27′22″N0°00′14″W / 53.4562°N 0.004°W /53.4562; -0.004

Fulstow is a marsh village andcivil parish in theEast Lindsey district ofLincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north ofLouth and 8 miles (13 km) south ofGrimsby.

The village is scattered around the "30 foot" contour road.^{[further explanation needed]} which joins Fulstow to the neighbouring villages ofCovenham andAlvingham to the south andTetney to the north. Fulstow is on theGreenwich Meridian Line being the only village in England where this crosses the centre of the village. Fulstow has fresh water springs, and a population of approximately 550.^[2][3]

Fulstow is listed in the 1086Domesday survey as "Fuglestow".^[2][4]

FulstowGrade II listedAnglican church is dedicated toSt Lawrence.^[5] It originates from the early 13th century and is inEarly English style.^[6]

In 1885Kelly's Directory recorded the existence of three village chapels:Wesleyan,Primitive Methodist andWesleyan Reformers. Agriculture centred on the growing of wheat, barley, oats and turnips.^[6] The civil parish, with the same boundaries, is represented by a parish council.^[7]

The Village hall was built in 1986 and is used for community functions. Unlike many other village halls this one is self funding and not Parish Council controlled.

There were once twopublic houses in the village, the Lord Nelson and The Cross Keys, but the Lord Nelson closed in 1969.^[2][8] The post office and general store was still operating until 2010,^[2][9] but was described in 2011 as "closed and derelict". It is now a private house.^[10][11][12]

The villageprimary school was opened by H Allenby of Kenwick Hall in 1863 It was built by with local subscription.

• Fulstow was once referred to as "Britain's most lawless village" in the Times newspaper in the 1901 due to its history of drunken violence and self-policing in its secluded geographical location.
• Due to its location in the marshes of Lincolnshire as well as the surrounding roads, there is no reason to pass through the village and Fulstow can be easily missed unless specifically intended.
• Since the early 2000s there has been a growing independence movement within the village (and surrounding areas). Primarily stemming from ideas surrounding the historical isle andKingdom of Lindsey. Supported by a growing general disillusionment with the UK government at both a local and national level, and the idea that due to the land reclamation and drainage of the area beginning the Middle Ages onwards, the movement suggests that it is the land of the people and not that of a governmental state. The independent culture of the region's inhabitants has been around much longer however, and was even noted by E. H Rudkin, specifically in their book of Lincolnshire Folklore^[13] when commenting on the local belief in the bog spirits calledTiddy Mun.
• People "born" or have resided within the village for a significant amount of time refer to themselves as "Fulstownians" - in a similar vain of the medieval tribes that previously inhabited the area, such as theCorieltauvi and later, theLindisfaras. There are various groups on social media dedicated, restricted and strictly monitored to include only those who can trace heritage back to the village.

• Lincolnshire Federation of Women's Institutes (19 March 1990).The Lincolnshire Village Book. Villages of Britain. Countryside Books.ISBN 978-1853060779.
• "Fulstow Lincolnshire".A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved23 May 2013.
• "Inset Map 24"(PDF).District plan, Chapter 15, Northern parishes. East Lindsey district council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved23 May 2013.

• Media related toFulstow at Wikimedia Commons
• "The Greenwich Meridian", Thegreenwichmeridian.org. Retrieved 25 June 2013

• Villages in Lincolnshire
• Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
• East Lindsey District

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