Fulwell, County Durham
| Fulwell | |
| County Durham | |
|---|---|
 Mere Knolls Cemetery | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ396598 |
| Location: | 54°55’55"N, 1°22’57"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 11,604 (2011) |
| Post town: | Sunderland |
| Postcode: | SR5, SR6 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Sunderland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sunderland Central |
Fulwell is a village which has become an affluent suburb of Sunderland in County Durham. It borders Seaburn, Southwick, Monkwearmouth, and Roker.
A network of streets in the southern area of Fulwell contains many nineteenth-century terraced houses, with a large amount of Victorian architecture. In the northern part of Fulwell, housing consists mostly of semi-detached, inter- and post-war dwellings, with many of the most popular streets constructed in the 1930s.
Fulwell was primarily a farming village until it became part of the urban sprawl of industrial Sunderland in the nineteenth century. Relics of this agricultural past still survive in the form of three windmills, including the 19th century Fulwell Mill, the only working windmill in the United Kingdom featuring a stone reefing stage (a design-feature peculiar to mills in Durham and nearby counties, equivalent to the gallery found on other mills). The mill, built in 1808, was restored to working order between 1996 and 2001 after over half-a-century out of use, and celebrated its bicentenary in 2008. In late 2011, however, the sails and cap suffered severe storm damage.[1] A further restoration, which included the fitting of a new fantail, cap and sails to the original dimensions, together with an overhaul of associated machinery commenced during 2017 and was completed in May 2018.
History
Fulwell was formerly a township in the parish of Monk-Wearmouth,[2] in 1866 Fulwell became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1928 the parish was abolished and merged with Sunderland.[3] In 1921 the parish had a population of 5862.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sunderland Echo - Storm-hit windmill faces £150,000 repair bill". http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/storm-hit-windmill-faces-150-000-repair-bill-1-4259938.
- ↑ "History of Fulwell, in Sunderland and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5266. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes Fulwell CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185210. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "Population statistics Fulwell CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10185210/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 30 January 2024.