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"FULFORDS AMBO, a parish in the wapentake of Ouse, East Riding county York, 2 miles S. of York, its post town, of which it is a suburb. It includes the townships of Fulford Gate and Fulford Water. The river Ouse flows in the vicinity. In this parish are situated the York cavalry barracks, a lunatic asylum called the Retreat, supported by the Society of Friends, and the cemetery for the city of York. Gravel is obtained here in abundance. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1757. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of York, value £96. The church is an ancient structure of small dimensions, dedicated to St. Oswald. The parochial charities produce about £23 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school for boys, having an endowment of nearly £10; also schools for girls and infants. Roman remains have been found, and there is part of an ancient stone cross. Fulford Hall, the principal residence, stands in Water Fulford. The Rev. Samuel Key is lord of the manor."
"GATE FULFORD, a township in the parish of Fulfords-Ambo, East Riding county York, 2 miles S. of York."
"WATER FULFORD, a township in the parish of Fulfords-Ambo, partly in the liberty of St. Peter's, and partly in the wapentake of Ouse and Derwent, East Riding county York, 2½ miles S.E. of York, near Gate-Fulford. The principal residence is the Hall, on the banks of the river Ouse."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2013