Fulletby
Encyclopedia
Fulletby is a village and a civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds
, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Horncastle, 11 miles (17.7 km) south of Louth
and 8 miles (12.9 km) northwest of Spilsby
. The parish covers about 1950 acres (7.9 km²).
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In 1841 the village consisted primarily of mud-and-stud cottages. In 1849 six Roman urns were dug up in the parish. They contained burned bone fragments; one contained a Roman coin. In 1885 Kelly's reported that the area's chief crops were wheat, barley, oats and turnips, and that the village had both a Wesleyan and a Primitive
Methodist chapel.
Fulletby Grade II listed Anglican church, dedicated to St Andrew, is in Early English style. The church was rebuilt in 1705, but its tower fell down in 1799. It was rebuilt again in 1865. The Church is now part of the Hemingby Group of the Horncastle Deanery and seats around 120.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds
Lincolnshire Wolds
The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...
, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Horncastle, 11 miles (17.7 km) south of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
and 8 miles (12.9 km) northwest of Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
. The parish covers about 1950 acres (7.9 km²).
History
The village is listed in the 1086 Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
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In 1841 the village consisted primarily of mud-and-stud cottages. In 1849 six Roman urns were dug up in the parish. They contained burned bone fragments; one contained a Roman coin. In 1885 Kelly's reported that the area's chief crops were wheat, barley, oats and turnips, and that the village had both a Wesleyan and a Primitive
Primitive Methodism
Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:...
Methodist chapel.
Fulletby Grade II listed Anglican church, dedicated to St Andrew, is in Early English style. The church was rebuilt in 1705, but its tower fell down in 1799. It was rebuilt again in 1865. The Church is now part of the Hemingby Group of the Horncastle Deanery and seats around 120.