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{{Short description|Suburb of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England}}
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'''Fulwood''' is a residential [[suburb]] and ward of the City of [[Sheffield]] in England, it lies 5.5 km west-southwest of the city centre. Formerly an ancient settlement and village on the [[Porter Brook]], it became integrated into the city in the 1930s. It is bounded by the suburbs of [[Fulwood (ward), South Yorkshire#Lodge Moor|Lodge Moor]] to the NW, [[Ranmoor]] to the east and [[Crosspool]] to the NE. The open countryside of the [[Peak District]] lies to the west and SW. The sub districts of Stumperlowe and Goole Green are part of the suburb. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 18,233.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689557&c=Fulwood&d=14&e=62&g=6355904&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1457693092889&enc=1|title=City of Sheffield ward population 2011|
▲[[File:Fulwood General view.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Fulwood stands on the south facing slopes of the Porter valley, the parish church is far right.]]
▲'''Fulwood''' is a residential [[suburb]] and ward of the City of [[Sheffield]] in England, it lies 5.5 km west-southwest of the city centre. Formerly an ancient settlement and village on the [[Porter Brook]], it became integrated into the city in the 1930s. It is bounded by the suburbs of [[Fulwood (ward), South Yorkshire#Lodge Moor|Lodge Moor]] to the NW, [[Ranmoor]] to the east and [[Crosspool]] to the NE. The open countryside of the [[Peak District]] lies to the west and SW. The sub districts of Stumperlowe and Goole Green are part of the suburb. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 18,233<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689557&c=Fulwood&d=14&e=62&g=6355904&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1457693092889&enc=1|title=City of Sheffield ward population 2011|accessdate=11 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
==History==
Fulwood was originally an [[History of Anglo-Saxon England|Anglo-Saxon]] settlement, with the name originating from the [[Old English]] language “Ful Wuda” meaning a “wet, marshy woodland“.<ref name="David Hey 1">''"Historic Hallamshire"'', [[David Hey]], Landmark Collectors Library, {{ISBN
Prior to the [[Norman conquest of England]] Fulwood was part of the massive estate of the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Earl [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria|Waltheof]]. After the
[[File:Thomas Boulsover memorial, Wire Mill Dam.JPG|
The Fox family built [[Fulwood Hall]] on the north side of the Mayfield valley, it was one of the first large houses in the area and is believed to date from the 15th century. Bennett Grange on Harrison Lane was built 400 metres to the west of Fulwood Hall in 1580, over the years it belonged to the Hall, Hind and Bennet families, it has been added to over the years and still stands today overlooking the Mayfield valley.<ref name="bennet grange">[http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s05924&pos=1&action=zoom&id=9273 Picture Sheffield] Bennet Grange.</ref> [[Stumperlowe Hall]] was constructed in the 1650s by the Mitchell family who been landowners in the area since the 14th century, the hall was completely rebuilt in the 1850s. During the ravages of the Great [[Bubonic plague|Plague of 1666]], Fulwood Spa became a popular resort for people alarmed by the spread of the disease. The spa was a spring of [[mineral water]] situated in the [[Porter Brook|Porter valley]] near the present day Whitley Lane, it was created by Thomas Eaton who covered the spring with a building, many Sheffield people came to “take the waters”.<ref name="Ancient Suburbs"/> Industrial use of the rivers in the area started in 1641 when Ulysses Fox of Fulwood Hall built a [[Gristmill|corn mill]] on the Mayfield Brook just before its confluence with the [[Porter Brook]]. [[Thomas Boulsover]], the inventor of [[Sheffield plate]] made further industrial use of the Porter in the Fulwood area in the 1760s when he constructed the Whiteley Wood rolling mill for the manufacture of saws and edge tools, Boulsover lived in the nearby [[Whiteley Wood Hall]] on the south bank of the Porter from 1757 till his death in 1788.<ref name="crossley">''"Water Power On The Sheffield Rivers"'', David Crossley (editor), Sheffield Trades Historical Society, pages 70-73 {{ISBN
The [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]] [[Fulwood Old Chapel]] was constructed in 1729 for the use of [[Unitarianism|Unitarians]]. The [[Church of England]] did not respond to the growth of Sheffield as an industrial town until the late 1830s when Fulwood parish was one of 25 new ecclesiastical districts created as the ancient parish of Sheffield was divided and [[Christ Church, Fulwood, Sheffield|Christ Church]] on present day Canterbury Avenue was opened in 1839 as the parish church.<ref name="David Hey 2">''"A History Of Sheffield"'', David Hey, Carnegie Publishing, {{ISBN
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==Other Significant Buildings==
Fulwood House on Old Fulwood Road is a large structure built in 1920 for the [[Wilsons of Sharrow|Wilsons]], a well known local family involved in the manufacture of [[Snuff (tobacco)|snuff]]. It was eventually purchased by the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board in 1948 and is now part of the headquarters of the Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, housing conference and training facilities and other meeting rooms. Two other adjacent buildings to Fulwood House are also part of the headquarters, these are the [[Vic Hallam Ltd|Vic Hallam Building]] and the 7 Storey Tower Block. The tower block is a significant landmark in the area and has caused some controversy as it is out of character with much of the architecture in the area.<ref name="fulwood house">[http://shsc.nhs.uk/about-us/roomhire/ Sheffield Health & Social Care] Details of Fulwood House.</ref><ref name="Redfern">''"Fulwood And The Mayfield Valley"'', Roger Redfern, Cottage Press (2005), {{ISBN
[[Stumperlowe Cottage]] is a former
===Fulwood conservation area===
An area based on the old core of Fulwood village has been designated a [[conservation area]], it also takes in the Porter
==Modern amenities==
The main areas of recreation in Fulwood are the linear parks along the valley of the Porter Brook. Whiteley Woods park covers an area of 11.5 hectares while Forge Dam is a rectangular green space with an area of 9.5 hectares and has a café and
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There is an area of shops on Brooklands Avenue near its junction with Crimicar Lane and also a nearby retail area on Fulwood Road at Nether Green
The Sheffield Neighbourhood Health and Well Being Profile for 2012 gave Fulwood a population of 6,447 and stated that it is one of the least deprived neighbourhoods in Sheffield, this is backed up by the 2011 report “Deprivation in Sheffield” by the [[University of Sheffield]] which states ''“Ecclesall is the least deprived neighbourhood in Sheffield, followed by Fulwood, Bents Green, Crosspool, Whirlow, Abbeydale and Millhouses – all of which are within the 10% least deprived locations in England“''. It also says Crime is significantly low in Fulwood and educational attainment and attendance is significantly better than average.<ref name="neighbourhood">[https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/dms/scc/management/corporate-communications/documents/ward-profiles/neighbourhood-profiles/Fulwood-Health-and-Wellbeing-Profile-2012/Fulwood%20Health%20and%20Wellbeing%20Profile%202012.pdf Sheffield City Council]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Fulwood Neighbourhood Health and Well Being Profile.</ref>
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{{Districts of Sheffield}}
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[[Category:Suburbs of Sheffield]]
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[[Category:Porter Brook]]
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