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Coordinates: 53°56′17″N 1°04′23″W / 53.938000°N 1.073000°W / 53.938000; -1.073000
Fulford is a historic village and civil parish on the outskirts of York, England. 2 miles (3 km) to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse, it was the site of the 11th century Battle of Fulford.
It is home to Imphal Barracks, headquarters of the British Army's 15th Infantry Brigade; soldiers and their families live in married quarters outside the barracks. Fulford is a headquarters for the Royal Military Police.
Cavalry barracks were established in Fulford as early as 1795 but these have now been largely demolished. The infantry barracks, now known as Imphal Barracks were built between 1877 and 1880.
Fulford Cross, a 15th-century Grade II listed boundary cross stands opposite the barracks, beyond the present parish boundary. The cross has been removed, but an octagonal shaft on a three-stepped pedestal remains.
In 1823 Fulford, known as "Fulford Gate", was a village in the parish of Fulford Ambo in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Wapentake of Ouse and Derwent. Population at the time was 182, with occupations including two farmers, two blacksmiths, two wheelwrights, two shoemakers, a butcher, a tailor, a shopkeeper, a coal dealer, a corn miller, and the landlords of The Light Horseman, The Saddle, The Board, The Plough, and The Bay Horse public houses. Also within the village was a druggist, a manufacturing chemist, a schoolmaster, nine gentlemen, three gentlewomen, two bankers and seven yeomen. A school existed for 20 boys and girls. Within the parish of Fulford Ambo, and 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Fulford Gate, was the settlement of Fulford Water, with a population of 35 which included three farmers, and a gentleman at the Hall.
Christopher Fulford (born 1955, London) is a British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows, one of the earliest being punk Alex in the short lived sitcom Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself (1981).
In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas. He was guest star of both the ITV crime series Inspector Morse, in "Driven to Distraction" (1990) and as a killer in the early A Touch of Frost episode "Widows and Orphans" (1994). He also played the role of Castor Van Bethoven in the movie Immortal Beloved (1994). In 1993, Fulford also starred in the BBC adaptation of Scarlet and Black alongside a virtually unknown Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. He also appeared as a vigilante in Dalziel & Pascoe and a corrupt footballer in The Fix.also played Mr.Hunter in the TV series Hornblower, along with Ronald Pickup.
He has featured as the murderer in the Hollywood film D-Tox (2002, with Sylvester Stallone), and starred as the sadistic schoolmaster Metcalf in the 2002 TV adaptation of Goodbye Mr Chips. He also appeared in Millions (2004) and Pierrepoint (2005) and the television dramas The Last Train and Deceit. He has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in many episodes of series such as Inspector Morse, Cracker, Prime Suspect, Dalziel and Pascoe, Murphy's Law (fifth series), Wire in the Blood (episode "Right to Silence"), Spooks, Judge John Deed, Waking the Dead and The Brief. He recently appeared in the ITV1 dramas Whitechapel and Collision, both alongside Phil Davis. He also played a suicidal Prime Minister in the British TV-series The Last Enemy. Fulford recently performed in Crave for the 'Sarah Kane Season' in Sheffield.