Fulham was formerly the seat of the diocese of "Fulham and Gibraltar", and Fulham Palace the official home of the Bishop of London, the grounds of which are now divided between public allotments and an elegant botanical garden.
Fulham is popular because of its proximity to central London and the ease with which residents can escape to the country along the A4 trunk road which lies just to the north, via the A219.
Fulham is a politically significant part of the country, having been the scene of two major parliamentary by-elections in the 20th Century.
The fine old monuments from the former building, dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, are mostly preserved, and in the churchyard are the memorials of several bishops of London and of Theodore Hook (1841).
The borough council consists of a mayor, 6 aldermen and 36 councillors.
Fulham, or in its earliest form Fullanham, is uncertainly stated to signify the place either of fowls or of dirt.
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