Fulwood, Lancashire
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Fulwood is a suburb in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England, about two miles north of the city centre.
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[edit] Economy and society
Fulwood remains a distinctive division of Preston. It is a comfortable suburb with lower levels of crime than the immediate neighbouring wards, possibly due to its lack of council estates or soc-economic status.
Fulwood is an ideal suburb for many housing and business developers, with its close links to the M6 and M55 motorways, easy access to infrastructure and large sites available for development such as "East Preston", where many businesses are currently located, including the Lancashire Evening Post (LEP), Asda, Royal Mail sorting office,Xchanging,CPC[1] and EDS[2]. There are future developments planned, much of which will be focused around the B6241 (Eastway). Eastway provides a vital route, bypassing much of the residential and central areas of Preston and since the construction of J31A of the M6 linking it to Longsands the area has seen a dramatic increase in growth.
It is also the home of the Royal Preston Hospital, served by the Number 19, 22, 23, Orbit 88A, Orbit 88C & 99 (early morning only) bus routes.
[edit] Parks
Conway
South Drive
Mill Lane
[edit] Politics
The electoral wards which make up the area of Fulwood are; Sharoe Green, College, Cadley, Greyfriars and Garrison. Parts of the rural wards, named as Preston Rural East and Preston Rural North, were in the former Preston Rural District. Preston Council meetings are hosted every 3 months classified as Area Forum Meetings, of which Fulwood is the Northern Area Forum.
The wards which make up Fulwood are currently split between a number of parliamentary constituencies due to local government boundaries changing between the Boundary Commission for England's reports on parliamentary boundaries. Thus, Fulwood is split unevenly between three constituencies;
- Ribble Valley - parts of Rural North and Rural East, Greyfriars, Garrison, the northern parts of College, Sharoe Green, Cadley and elements of Moor Park.
- Preston - southern parts of College ward, parts of Moor Park
- Fylde - elements of Preston Rural North and West
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission have moved the whole of Fulwood into a new constituency of Wyre and Preston North.
For Preston city council elections, see Preston local elections
Between 1894 and 1974 Fulwood was governed by its own urban district council which was merged with other districts under the Local Government Act 1972 to become the new non-metropolitan district of the Borough (now City) of Preston.
[edit] Sporting heritage
Cricket - The local cricket team is Fulwood & Broughton CC who play in the Palace Shield. In 2005 they were the most successful cricket side at club level in Britain, winning nine trophies between the senior and junior teams. In the Palace Shield competition, Fulwood and Broughton's heroics brightly out-shone those of their local rivals Harris Park (who were relegated in a lower division). However Harris Park do have a claim to fame, that one of their former members is Adam Dixon, who in 2005 played an integral part in helping the England team regain the Ashes.
Football - The local football team is Fulwood Amateurs FC who play in the West Lancashire League.
Rugby union - The local rugby team is Preston Grasshoppers RFC who play in the national league structure. Probably the most famous player to play for Hoppers is Wade Dooley.
[edit] Transport
Fulwood railway station was once in Gamull Lane, on the border between Fulwood and Ribbleton, on the Longridge Branch Line. It was renamed Ribbleton railway station in 1900 and closed in 1930.
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