Fulwell, London

For the similar sounding Fullwell Cross, see Barkingside.

Fulwell
Hampton Road, Fulwell
Fulwell is located in Greater London
Fulwell
Fulwell
Location within Greater London
Population10,131 (2011 Census. Fulwell and Hampton Hill Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ149719
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTWICKENHAM
TEDDINGTON
HAMPTON
Postcode districtTW2
TW11
TW12
Dialling code020
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UK Parliament
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51°26′04″N 0°20′51″W / 51.4345°N 0.3475°W / 51.4345; -0.3475

Fulwell is a neighbourhood of outer South West London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It straddles the west of the "ancient" parish and urban district borders of Twickenham and Teddington.[2] The name is first known in documents of the fifteenth century. It may be from a reliably full well or a corruption of foul well.[3] Until 1965, Fulwell was in the historic County of Middlesex.

The area is not a postal district, but Fulwell is often used by residents to state where they live. References survive as part of Richmond Borough Council's electoral district (ward) name, Fulwell and Hampton Hill,[4] Fulwell railway station, Fulwell Golf Course, Fulwell bus garage, Fulwell Park Avenue (Twickenham, TW2) and Fulwell Road (Teddington, TW11).[2] There are two busy crossroads in the area: Hospital Bridge Road and Sixth Cross Road meet where they cross Staines Road (Twickenham), and where Sixth Cross Road, Hampton Road, South Road and Wellington Road all meet. It should be explained that Sixth Cross Road is one of six between Staines Road and Hampton Road, commencing with First Cross Road at Twickenham Green.[5] There is a post office named Fulwell Park at the corner of Staines Road and Hospital Bridge Road.[6]

In 2009, a proposal to remove Fulwell from the electoral ward name was rejected.[7]

Fulwell has an Anglican parish church, St Michael's, which, after a 15-year closure, was reopened for worship in 2014 and regained parish status in 2019.[8]

  1. ^ "Richmond Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Fulwell, London". Google Maps. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ Willey, Russ (26 October 2007). Chambers London Gazeteer (First ed.). Chambers. p. 187. ISBN 978-0550103260. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Ward map of the Borough". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Every Lidl Helps? Supermarket plan for Fulwell". Twickerati. Word Press. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ Fulwell Park Post Office
  7. ^ Kilvington, Joanna (24 October 2009). "Richmond ward name change plan gets lukewarm reception". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. ^ [https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=51.433&lon=-0.349 achurchnearyou.com Parish Maps and details of their churches by the Church of England