Ulceby, North Lincolnshire

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name= Ulceby - geograph.org.uk - 56981.jpg

| static_image_alt=

| static_image_caption= Ulceby village

| country = England

| official_name= Ulceby

| map_alt=

| coordinates = {{coord|53.618265|-0.32451|display=inline,title}}

| population= 1,711

| population_ref= (2011)

| unitary_england = North Lincolnshire

| lieutenancy_england = Lincolnshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster= Brigg and Immingham

| post_town= ULCEBY

| postcode_district = DN39

| postcode_area= DN

| dial_code= 01469

| os_grid_reference= TA109148

| london_distance_mi= 155

| london_direction= S

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Ulceby is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} north from the A180 road, {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north-west from Grimsby and {{convert|14|mi|km|0}} east from Scunthorpe. Ulceby is a rural village surrounded by fields, farms and the nearby villages of Habrough, Wootton and Croxton.

The first part of the name is an Old Norse name (Úlfr), and the by means farmstead.{{cite book|author=P. H. Reaney|date=1969|title=The Origin of English Place Names|publisher=Routledge and Kegan Paul|page=164|isbn=0-7100-2010-4}}

At the 2001 census the village had a population of 1,500 in 631 households,{{cite web

| url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129950&c=Ulceby&d=16&e=15&g=6382420&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1366937877780&enc=1

| title = Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Ulceby CP (Parish)

| work = Neighbourhood Statistics

| publisher = Office for National Statistics

| access-date = 26 April 2013}} and at the 2011 census the village had grown to 1,711.{{cite web

| url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129950&c=Ulceby&d=16&e=62&g=6382420&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1366937512640&enc=1

| title = Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Ulceby CP (Parish)

| work = Neighbourhood Statistics

| publisher = Office for National Statistics

| access-date = 26 April 2013}}

Facilities

File:Church of St. Nicholas, Ulceby.jpg

File:Ulceby Primitive Methodist Chapel in 2015.jpg

Village facilities include a Co-op convenience store and 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 {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} from the centre of the village; a previous public house, The Brocklesby Ox, is now the site of the aforementioned convenience store. The village has a preschool and primary St Nicholas C of E Primary School.{{cite web|url=http://www.ulcebystnicholas.com |title=St Nicholas Church of England Primary School| access-date = 26 April 2013}}

Ulceby railway station, at Ulceby Skitter, is situated 1 mile, and Ulceby Truck Stop (an HGV park with cafe and petrol station) {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} 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, and is now a house.

Notable people

Vivian Hollowday – George Cross recipient{{cite web|url=http://www.gc-database.co.uk/index.htm |title=George Cross Database |last=Hollowday |first=Vivian |publisher=George Cross Database |access-date=31 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609164055/http://www.gc-database.co.uk/index.htm |archive-date=9 June 2011 }}

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Ulceby, North Lincolnshire}}
[http://www.ulceby.net/index.htm Ulceby.Net web site]
[http://www.ulcebywarmemorial.co.uk/ Ulceby War Memorial web site]

Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire

Category:Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire