Fulwell is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:...

 between Twickenham

Twickenham

Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...

, Teddington

Teddington

Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...

 and Hampton Hill

Hampton Hill

Hampton Hill is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, bounded approximately by Fulwell Golf Course to the north, Bushy Park to the east and the Longford River to the south and west...

. The name is first mentioned circa 1450 and probably derives from Full or Foul Well.

The Royal Mail no longer recognises Fulwell as a place name but it survives as part of some street names and in the names of Fulwell railway station

Fulwell railway station

Fulwell railway station, on the Shepperton branch line, is at Fulwell in the Richmond on Thames. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.- History :...

, Fulwell Golf Course and Fulwell Garage

Fulwell Garage

Fulwell Bus Garage is a former London Transport bus garage located in Twickenham in westLondon. It is north of Fulwell railway station and operates as two halves, with entrances on the A311 Wellington Road and B358 Stanley Road. It is currently operated by London United and Abellio.-History:Fulwell...

, as well as Fulwell and Hampton Hill ward (though most of Fulwell is in the adjacent ward of West Twickenham).

From 1913 until his death in 1932 the exiled King Manuel II of Portugal

Manuel II of Portugal

Manuel II , named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Bragança Orleães Sabóia e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha — , was the last King of Portugal from 1908 to 1910, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father and elder brother Manuel...

 lived at Fulwell Lodge. The lodge was subsequently demolished and redeveloped for housing, but the connection was marked in road names such as Manoel road, Lisbon Avenue and Portugal Gardens.

The Anglican parish church of Fulwell is St Michael and St George which in 2006 had been closed for some time and the parish merged with St Peter and St Paul in Teddington.

External links

• Twickenham Museum Hampton & Teddington Past by John Sheaf and Ken Howe