Fulmer
| Fulmer | |
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2011 census)[1] | |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU9985 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode district | SL3 |
| Dialling code | 01753 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Fulmer is a village and
In the late 17th century the owners of the manor of Fulmer were forced to sell their house to their
In the mid-19th century watercress was grown at Moor Farm, known locally as "The Bog", (now Low Farm) by Richard Whiting Bradbery, the son of William Bradbery, the first British watercress pioneer who had a large cress farm at West Hyde, Hertfordshire. Richard is buried in St James churchyard, Fulmer, with his wife Hannah.
Fulmer Chase on Stoke Common Road is a former home of the Wills tobacco family and was used as a military hospital during World War II.
Fulmer is close to
Demography
| Output area | Homes owned outright | Owned with a loan | Socially rented | Privately rented | Other | sq mi roads | sq mi water | sq mi domestic gardens | sq mi domestic buildings | sq mi non-domestic buildings | Usual residents | sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil parish | 78 | 80 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 0.136 | 0.029 | 0.131 | 0.011 | 0.013 | 485 | 2.15 |
Education
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Fulmer Infant School is in Fulmer.[3]
Teikyo School United Kingdom is in the area.[4]
Notable people
- Marmaduke Darrell
- Tess Daly[citation needed]
- Vernon Kay[5]
- J. Peter Robinson (was born here)
- Michael York (actor)(was born here)
- Yasser Al-Habib
- John Sulston (was born here)
- Angelina Jolie (lived here) [6]
- David Newbery (was born here)[7]
Sport and recreation
King George's Field is a playing field that was named in memorial to
Fulmer Cricket Club play friendly matches at King George's Field. A local village team has existed since 1886 but the current club was officially founded in 1895. Local resident and noted cricketer Denis Compton opened the new clubhouse in 1988.
References
- ^ a b Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
- ISBN 0192831313.
- ^ "Contact Us". Fulmer Infant School. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
Fulmer Infant School, Alderbourne Lane, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6JB
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Adams, Stephen (4 May 2008). "Perfect country life a short hop from the M25". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Angelina and Brad's Secret Life..in a Rural English Village". 27 May 2005.
- ^ "Newbery CV" (PDF).
External links
Media related to Fulmer at Wikimedia Commons
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