Fulmodeston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The Village is 18.3 miles (29.5 km) west south west of Cromer, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) north north west of Norwich and 120 miles (190 km) north north east of London. The village lies 6.6 miles (10.6 km) east of the town of Fakenham. The village is located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the A148 Fakenham to Cromer road, and is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of the A1067 Fakenham to Norwich road.[2] The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village and parish of Fulmodeston had in the 2001 census, a population of 431,[3] including Barney and increasing slightly to 442 at the 2011 Census.[4] The civil parish of Fulmodeston has an area of 1,504 Hectares. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Fulmodeston
The Village sign, Fulmodeston, Norfolk
Fulmodeston Location within Norfolk
Area	15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population	442 (2011 census)
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.83871°N 0.95817°E / 52.83871; 0.95817

Description

Fulmodeston is a large parish in the north of the county of Norfolk, and is 6.6 miles east of the nearest town of Fakenham. The now expanded parish of Fulmodeston was formed by the amalgamation of several smaller parishes of Clipstone, Croxton, and Barney. There is still modern settlement in each of these earlier parishes although only Clipstone Farm remains at Clipstone. The parish is bounded to the North by parish of Thursford, east by Swanton Novers and west by Kettlestone the southern boundary of the parish is with the parishes of Stibbard and Wood Norton. The village is centered on the crossroads of two lanes which run north to south and east to west. The village is surrounded by arable farmland. The River Stiffkey passes through the parish a little north of the village.

History

Fulmodeston[5] is an unusual name and can be translated either as farmstead of Fulcmod, an old German name, or derived from the Old English for farmstead of Fulcmond. The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Fulmotestuna for which there is one entry, although the church is included in this entry. The parish today includes the hamlets of Clipstone, Croxton and Barney.

Archaeological test pit excavations were made in Fulmodeston in 2018.[6] The report was published in 2019.[7]

References

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