Ulceby, North Riding of Lindsey
| Ulceby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Ulceby village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA109148 |
| Location: | 53°37’6"N, 0°19’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,711 (2011) |
| Post town: | Ulceby |
| Postcode: | DN39 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Lincolnshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Cleethorpes |
Ulceby is a village in the North Riding of Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. It is found in the plains extending from the shore of the Humber, half a mile north of the A180 road, five miles south-east of Barton-upon-Humber, ten miles north-west of Grimsby and fourteen miles east of Scunthorpe.
Having so far escaped the swollen industrialisation of the nearby towns, Ulceby remains a rural village surrounded by fields, farms and the nearby villages of Habrough, Wootton and Croxton.
Ulceby has not been left entirely unaffected by unforgiving modernity: Ulceby railway station, at Ulceby Skitter, is a mile, and Ulceby Truck Stop (an HGV park with café and petrol station) two miles from the centre of village.
At the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,711.
Churches
The parish church, St Nicholas, dates from the 13th Century and is a Grade I listed building. The Domesday Book of 1086 mentions a church at Ulvesbie but this earlier church was replaced by the 13th century when the current church was built. The church contains work from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, in a mixture of the styles contemporary with those ages, including Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular Gothic styles. It is built of a mixture of local ironstone and chalk ashlars with some later areas of brickwork. The church has a distinctive, octagonal needle spire on the tower, in the Perpendicular Gothic style: the spire was restored in 1885 and the top 15ft was taken down and rebuilt in 1928.[1]
- Church of England: St Nicholas
- Seventh Day Adventist: chapel
There was formerly a Primitive Methodist Chapel, later united with the mainstream of Methodism but retaining on its stonework the original 'Primitive Methodist' description. Ulceby Methodist Chapel though closed in June 2011 and was sold for a private residence.
The war memorial stands by St Nicholas.
About the village
The village has two pubs: are the Fox Inn, and the Yarborough Arms, the latter located a mile from the centre of the village. The Brocklesby Ox closed years ago and is now the site of the village shop.
The village has a village convenience store and Post Office, vet, hairdresser and a guest house. There are fast food outlets: a fish and chip shop and a Chinese takeaway.
There is a village hall and community centre, and close by a playing field and a play area,
The village has a preschool and primary school, St Nicholas C of E Primary School.[2]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ History of the Church: St Nicholas, Ulceby
- ↑ "St Nicholas Church of England Primary School". http://www.ulcebystnicholas.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013.