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Ulceby, North Lincolnshire

Ulceby
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Ulceby village
Ulceby is located in Lincolnshire
Ulceby
Ulceby
Ulceby shown within Lincolnshire
Population 1,711 (2011)
OS grid reference TA109148
• London 155 mi (249 km) S
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ULCEBY
Postcode district DN39
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°37′06″N 0°19′28″W / 53.618265°N 0.32451°W / 53.618265; -0.32451Coordinates: 53°37′06″N 0°19′28″W / 53.618265°N 0.32451°W / 53.618265; -0.32451

Ulceby is a village, civil parish and post town in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north from the A180 road, 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Grimsby and 14 miles (23 km) east from Scunthorpe. Ulceby is a rural village surrounded by fields, farms and the nearby villages of Habrough, Wootton and Croxton.

At the 2001 census the village had a population of 1,500 in 631 households, and at the 2011 census the village had grown to 1,711.

Village facilities include a Co-op shop, post Office, village hall and community centre, a playing field, play area, veterinary centre, hairdressers and a guest house. There are fast food outlets: a fish and chip shop and a Chinese takeaway. Ulceby public houses are The Fox Inn, and the Yarborough Arms located 1 mile (1.6 km) from the centre of the village; a previous public house, The Brocklesby Ox, is the planned location of a new Co-operative Food shop. The village has a preschool and primary St Nicholas C of E Primary School.

Ulceby railway station, at Ulceby Skitter, is situated 1 mile, and Ulceby Truck Stop (an HGV park with cafe and petrol station) 2 miles (3 km) from the centre of village.

Religious sites and landmarks are the Anglican church of St Nicholas, Ulceby Seventh-day Adventist Chapel, and a war memorial; Ulceby Methodist Chapel closed in June 2011.


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