| 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 | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOUTH |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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 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]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Greenwell, Bill. "William Marwood". Lost Lives. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.