Fulstow -'Fugelstow' is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is said to mean the home of a hermit. The village is ten miles south of Cleethorpes and is a pleasant place of approximately 550 population.

The church was built in the 13th century and dedicated to St Lawrence. In the porch are the carved stone effigies of Sir Robert de Hilton and his lady. The churchyard is combined with the manor gardens and beautifully kept.

In a field near the church is a mound. This is said by some to be a mass grave for 118 villagers who died of 'the sweating sickness'. Another theory is that the graves contain cattle struck down by a plague.

Until 1969 there were two pubs in the village, the Lord Nelson and the Cross Keys, but only the latter remains. The post office and general store, still a thriving business, is a lively meeting place for villagers.

Fulstow Hall has been the home of the Carlbom family since 1920. Mr Anthony Carlbom is the Swedish and Finnish consul in Grimsby. The Hall stands in very pleasant wooded grounds.

There used to be three chapels in the village but now only one remains, this being a Methodist chapel. The original building belonged to the Primitive Methodists.

Farming is the main occupation in the village, predominantly cereals, potatoes and beef cattle. There is also a large egg producing farm and a well known Lincolnshire turkey supplier.

A long established family, Maddison Bros, are well known for their expertise and knowledge of traction engines. Not far away lives Mr P. Clark, a railway enthusiast who has a collection of steam trains that he has restored and which can often be seen steaming up and down the track laid on his land.

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