North West England
Lancashire
Preston District

Fulwood

Fulwood is a suburb of , , England, in the northern half of the City of Preston district. It had a population of 28,535 in 2011 and is made up of five wards.
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Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 28,400 residents
  • Description: suburb of Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Fulwood, Lancashire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fulwood Library and Fulwood Academy.

Library
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
is a coeducational secondary school located in Fulwood, ) in the English county of . Previously a community school administered by Lancashire County Council, Fulwood High School converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed .

School
is a coeducational secondary school located in Fulwood in the English county of . It is a voluntary aided school administered by Lancashire County Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Goosnargh.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the county of in , with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a former textile and engineering town; it still makes aircraft, hosts the county local government, and has a university.

Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and civil parish in the City of Preston district of , England. The village lies between and , and mostly lies in the civil parish of , although the ancient centre lies in the civil parish of . is situated 3 miles northeast of Fulwood.

Village
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is a village in the English civil parish of and the City of Preston district, in , England. There is a village hall and the now-closed pub, The Running Pump, is situated on Road, which is the village's main road. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fulwood.

Fulwood

Latitude
53.79099° or 53° 47′ 28″ north
Longitude
-2.71369° or 2° 42′ 49″ west
Population
28,400
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9C5VQ7RP+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29400014
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12261586
Wiki­data ID
Q5062158
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Fulwood” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fulwood (Lancashire)”
  • Basque: “Fulwood”
  • Catalan: “Fulwood”
  • Chinese: “福尔伍德”
  • Dutch: “Fulwood”
  • French: “Fulwood”
  • Hebrew: “פולווד”
  • Polish: “Fulwood”
  • Spanish: “Fulwood”
  • Swedish: “Fulwood, Lancashire”
  • Swedish: “Fulwood”
  • Welsh: “Fulwood, Swydd Gaerhirfryn”
  • Welsh: “Fulwood”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fulwood”. Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.