Fulnetby

{{Short description|Hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name= Fulnetby hamlet - geograph.org.uk - 329971.jpg

| static_image_alt=

| static_image_caption= Fulnetby hamlet

| country = England

| official_name= Fulnetby

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| coordinates = {{coord|53.300595|-0.352685|display=inline,title}}

| population=

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| shire_district= West Lindsey

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| region= East Midlands

| constituency_westminster= Gainsborough

| post_town= Market Rasen

| postcode_district = LN8

| postcode_area= LN

| dial_code=

| os_grid_reference= TF098794

| london_distance_mi= 120

| london_direction= S

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Fulnetby is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|8|mi|km}} north-east from the city and county town of Lincoln.

Fulnetby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Fulnedebi"", with 12 households, {{convert|100|acre|km2|1}} of meadow and {{convert|120|acre|km2|1}} of woodland.{{cite web|title=Fulnetby|url=http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF0979/fulnetby/|work=Domesday Map|publisher=Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull|accessdate=3 July 2011}}

Once larger than the present day hamlet, Fulnetby is considered a deserted medieval village with earthworks in fields east of Fulnetby Hall known as Hall Garths, however since 1953 these have been destroyed and nothing can be seen today.{{PastScape|mname=Fulnetby DMV|mnumber=893448|accessdate=3 July 2011}}

The deserted medieval village of Helethorpe or Halethorpe was located nearby and was documented from 1212 to 1711, of which only earthworks remain.{{PastScape|mname=Helethorpe DMV|mnumber=893449|accessdate=3 July 2011}}

Formerly a chapel of ease to Rand, Fulnetby was created a civil parish in 1866 and enlarged by gaining part of Rand in 1887.{{cite web|title=Fulnetby CP|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=12297|work=Vision of Britain|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=3 July 2011}}

Fulnetby Hall is a Grade II listed building dating from the 16th century with a moat on its north and western side.{{PastScape|mname=Fulnetby Old Hall|mnumber=349478|accessdate=3 July 2011}}