area. Non-metropolitan county Fulking civil parish is in the Hurstpierpoint and Bolney electoral division of the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The division returns one councillor to West Sussex County Council. The functions of county councils include education, transport, strategic planning, fire services, consumer protection, refuse disposal, social services and libraries. Westminster Constituency Fulking civil parish is in the Arundel and South Downs constituency. Sport Fulking is the home of the Preston Nomads Cricket Club. The club was founded in 1927 Preston, Brighton. When it was founded, the club did not have its own ground; hence the ‘Nomads’ element of the name. It played on whatever council-run pitches were available. in 1937, Spenta (Spen) Cama, one of the founding members of the club, bought some fields in Fulking which formed the nucleus of the club's current ground. Further land purchases in 1955 and 1991 extended the club's grounds to their current size. The club's pavilion was opened in 1982. Preston Nomads Cricket Club was a founder member of the Sussex Cricket League in 1971. The club runs four men's Saturday League teams and one on Sundays. The club has a junior section and runs a coaching programme. In culture In The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd "Fulking" is given the definition "pretending not to be in when the carol singers come round." References Gallery External links Map of the Fulking parish Fulking community website (acts as Fulking Parish Council's website) The Downland Benefice (includes St Andrew's Church, Edburton, Fulking's parish church) Preston Nomads Cricket Club Mid Sussex District Villages in West Sussex Civil parishes in West Sussex