Fulmer

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.561285
longitude= -0.557955
official_name= Fulmer
population= 501 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792138&c=Fulmer&d=16&e=15&g=424948&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216328546580&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census] ]
shire_county = Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Beaconsfield
post_town= Stoke Poges/Fulmer
postcode_district = SL3
postcode_area= SL
dial_code= 01753
os_grid_reference= SU999857
civil_parish= Fulmer
shire_district= South Bucks
ambulance_service = ?
static_

static_image_caption= Fulmer Parish Church

Fulmer is a village and civil parish within South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. Originally a village in its own right, today it is considered by many to be a part of Gerrards Cross, though residents of Fulmer like to maintain that it is a separate place.

The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means "lake frequented by birds". It was recorded in manorial rolls in 1198 as "Fugelmere".

In the late 17th century the owners of the manor in Fulmer were forced to sell their house to their servants because they had squandered away their money and could not afford to pay them. The manor then passed into the hands of the Duke of Portland.

In the mid 1800's Watercress was grown at Moor Farm, known locally as "The Bog", (now Low Farm) by Richard Whiting Bradbery, the son of William Bradbery, the watercress pioneer who had a large cress farm at West Hyde, Hertfordshire. Richard is buried in St.James church yard Fulmer, with his wife Hannah.

Today the common land that surrounds Fulmer to the south is the brand of leafy picturesque countryside that most people think of when they think of Buckinghamshire. Many films have been shot in this area, including "Sleepy Hollow". The ford was the setting for the famous "Get out and Push!" scene in the classic Kenneth More film Genevieve".

Notable Residents

*Angelina Jolie
*Brad Pitt
*Vernon Kay
*Tess Daly [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/you/article-541237/Strictly-Tess-Daly-marriage-motherhood-bossy.html Strictly Tess Daly on marriage, motherhood and being bossy | Mail Online ] ]

port and recreation

Fulmer has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.

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