Fulford-in-Stone, Staffordshire England UK
Church of England (Anglican)
A chapel has been on the site since the 14th century. The present church, built in 1825, replaced an older, smaller chapel. It is a Grade II listed.
In the early 1800s Fulford was the Gretna Green of North Staffordshire as many runaway couples, mostly from Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, were married in St. Nicholas Church. Around 1872 it was discovered that the new Church of St. Nicholas had not been consecrated or licensed for the solemnisation of marriages. An Act of Parliament passed in 1873 stated that marriages conducted there should be deemed legal and St. Nicholas was duly consecrated and licensed for marriages.
In the early 1800s Fulford was the Gretna Green of North Staffordshire as many runaway couples, mostly from Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, were married in St. Nicholas Church. Around 1872 it was discovered that the new Church of St. Nicholas had not been consecrated or licensed for the solemnisation of marriages. An Act of Parliament passed in 1873 stated that marriages conducted there should be deemed legal and St. Nicholas was duly consecrated and licensed for marriages.