Goulceby

Goulceby (/ˈɡɒlsbi/ GOLSS-bee) is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) south-west from the market town of Louth, and lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Goulceby Ford

Goulceby
Church of All Saints, Goulceby
Goulceby Location within Lincolnshire
Population	135 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF258797
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LOUTH
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.298951°N 0.112821°W / 53.298951; -0.112821

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 civil parishes.

Goulceby was the birthplace of William Marwood, hangman, who invented the "long drop" system of execution.^[2]

Community

Until 2012 local democracy took the form of the 'Asterby, Goulceby & Ranby Grouped Parish Council', but at the request of the people of Ranby, it was split to form the 'Asterby & Goulceby Parish Council' and the 'Ranby Parish Meeting'.^[3]

The Ecclesiastical parishes are also still separate, as Asterby, Goulceby and Ranby.^[4][5][6] All three are part of the Asterby group of the Deanery of Horncastle.^[4][7]