Goulceby
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| Goulceby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Goulceby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF258797 |
| Location: | 53°17’56"N, 0°6’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 135 (2011) |
| Post town: | Louth |
| Postcode: | LN11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Goulceby is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is in the Lincolnshire Wolds seven miles south-west of the nearest market town, Louth.
Goulceby village is conjoined with the hamlet of Asterby, both marked on local road signs as one settlement, Goulceby with Asterby, although the two form separate parishes.
The parish church is All Saints.
Miscellany
Goulceby was the birthplace of William Marwood, hangman, who invented the "long drop" system of execution.
Outside links
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