Fulletby
{{Short description|Village and a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name= St Andrew, Fulletby - geograph.org.uk - 432850.jpg
| static_image_alt=
| static_image_caption= Church of St Andrew, Fulletby
| country = England
| official_name= Fulletby
| map_alt=
| coordinates = {{coord|53.240393|-0.056914|display=inline,title}}
| population= 78
| population_ref= (2001)
| shire_district= East Lindsey
| shire_county = Lincolnshire
| region= East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= Louth and Horncastle
| post_town= Horncastle
| postcode_district = LN9
| postcode_area= LN
| dial_code=
| os_grid_reference= TF297732
| london_distance_mi= 120
| london_direction= S
}}
Fulletby is a village and a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds, and {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} north-east from Horncastle, {{convert|9|mi|km}} south from Louth, and {{convert|8|mi|km}} north-west from Spilsby. The parish covers approximately {{convert|1950|acre|km2|0}}. At the time of the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Low Toynton.
History
The village is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book.
In 1841 the village consisted primarily of mud-and-stud cottages.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} In 1849 six Roman funeral urns were dug up in the parish. They contained burned bone fragments; one contained a Roman coin.Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 401 This area was occupied by the Romans from the 1st through 4th centuries, AD.
In 1885 Kelly's Directory reported that the area's chief crops were wheat, barley, oats and turnips. In addition to the Anglican church of St. Andrew, the village had both a Wesleyan and a Primitive Methodist chapel.
Fulletby Grade II listed Anglican church, dedicated to St Andrew,{{NHLE|num=1063663 |desc=Church of St Andrew|access-date=3 August 2011}} is in Early English style. The church was rebuilt in 1705, but its tower fell down in 1799. It was rebuilt again in 1865. The Church is now part of the Hemingby Group of the Horncastle Deanery and seats around 120.[http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?11477010 "Fulletby P C C"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130628023805/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?11477010 |date=28 June 2013 }}, Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 25 June 2013
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Fulletby}}
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire