Fulmodeston

Fulmodeston
Fulmodeston Village Sign
Fulmodeston Location within Norfolk
Area	5.81 sq mi (15.0 km2)
Population	424 (2021)
•  Density	73/sq mi (28/km2)
OS grid reference	TF9930
•  London	120 miles (190 km)
Civil parish	Fulmodeston
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland and Fakenham
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°50′19″N0°57′29″E / 52.83871°N 0.95817°E / 52.83871; 0.95817

Fulmodeston is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk.

Fulmodeston is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Fakenham and 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Norwich, along the course of River Stiffkey. Fulmodeston parish also includes the small villages of Barney.

History

Fulmodeston's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from the Old English and Old Norse for either Fulcmod's and Krok's settlement or village. ^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Fulmodeston is listed as a settlement of 29 households in the hundred of Gallow. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne. ^[2]

During the Second World War, Fulmodeston was the site of a Starfish site, complete with dummy Bristol Blenheims and flare paths, to draw Luftwaffe attention away from RAF West Raynham. ^[3]

The parish of "Fulmodeston" was formed on 1 April 1935 from Fulmodeston cum Croxton, Barney and Thursford parishes, on 1 April 1954 Thursford became a separate parish again. ^[4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Fulmodeston has a population of 424 people which shows a decrease from the 442 people recorded in the 2011 census. ^[5]

Fulmodeston is located along the course of the River Stiffkey.

St. Mary's Church

Fulmodeston's parish holds the ruins of St. Mary's Church which was built in the Fifteenth Century and abandoned in the Nineteenth Century. ^{[6] [7]}

Christ Church

Fulmodeston's parish church was built in 1882 by William Basset Smith to replace the ruined St. Mary's Church. Christ Church is located on Croxton Road and has been Grade II listed since 1984. ^[8]

The church holds a Norman-style font ^[9] and holds Sunday services on a twice-monthly basis. ^[10]

Governance

Fulmodeston is part of the electoral ward of Stibbard for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War memorial

Fulmodeston's war memorial is a wooden plaque listing the deceased, injured and survivors from the parish. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: ^[11]

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial/Commemoration
LCpl.	Sidney H. Howe	7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	12 Oct. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Gnr.	Cyril E. Scott	41st Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery	14 Jul. 1916	Albert Cemetery
Pte.	Charles Nobes MM	9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry	14 Sep. 1918	Sunken Road Cemetery
Pte.	George E. Barnes	1st Bn., East Surrey Regiment	7 May 1917	Arras Memorial
Pte.	James W. Moy	19th (St Pancras) Bn., London Regt.	28 Jun. 1916	Tranchee Cemetery
Pte.	Roger E. Barnes	1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment	18 Oct. 1917	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Pte.	Herbert J. Utting	3rd Bn., Norfolk Regt.	30 May 1915	Christ Church Cemetery
Pte.	Bertie Todd	3/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	24 Apr. 1916	Christ Church Cemetery
Pte.	Sydney G. Nobes	8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	18 Jan. 1915	Colchester Cemetery

There is no memorial for the Second World War, however, the following casualty listed Fulmodeston as his place of residence:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial/Commemoration
Lt.	Gilbert T. Bartlett	7th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	8 Jul. 1944	Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery

References

1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
2. "Fulmodeston | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
3. "mnf13605 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
4. "Relationships and changes Fulmodeston CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
5. "Fulmodeston (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
6. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
7. "Site-of-St-Mary's-Church-Fulmodeston - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
8. "CHRIST CHURCH, Fulmodeston - 1049246 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
9. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
10. "Fulmodeston: Christ Church". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
11. "Geograph:: Fakenham to Fundenhall :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.