Ulceby is a village and

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, England. It is situated north from the A180 road, north-west from

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and east from

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. Ulceby is a rural village surrounded by fields, farms and the nearby villages of

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, 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.

Facilities

Village facilities include a Co-op convenience store and

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, village hall and community centre, a playing field, play area, veterinary centre, hairdressers and a guest house. There are fast food outlets: a

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shop and a Chinese

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. Ulceby

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are The Fox Inn, and the Yarborough Arms located 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. Ulceby railway station, at Ulceby Skitter, is situated 1 mile, and Ulceby Truck Stop (an HGV park with cafe and petrol station) from the centre of village. Religious sites and landmarks are the

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of t ...

church of

St Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Dem ...

, Ulceby

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Chapel, and a

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; Ulceby

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Chapel closed in June 2011.

Notable people

* Vivian Hollowday – George Cross recipient * Ryan Foster – musician and rapper

References

External links

*
Ulceby.Net web siteUlceby War Memorial web site
{{Authority control Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire