Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Laceby
Laceby — village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Healing · 4.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Laceby is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,888 people. Address: DN37. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, UK". Coordinates: 53.5410°, -0.1680°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Laceby is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 road, just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. Laceby's population at the 2001 Census was 2,886, increasing to 3,259 at the 2011 Census. The village is noted for its parish church of St Margaret's, parts of which date to the 12th century.
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Background
History
A Mesolithic flint working site to the north-east of the village, found in 1958, included examples of Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowheads, while a "findspot of possible Anglo-Saxon pottery" was discovered in Cooper Lane in 1969. Nearby Welbeck Hill is the site of Roman pottery finds, and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery. According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Laceby could derive from "a farmstead or village of a man called Leifr", 'Leifr' being an Old Scandinavian person name, and 'by', a farmstead, village or settlement. Laceby is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Lenesbi" or "Levesbi", in the Bradley Hundred of the North Riding of Lindsey. The village contained 33 households, 4…
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- Coordinates
- 53.5410, -0.1680
- District
- North East Lincolnshire
- Parish
- Laceby
- Postcode
- DN37
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Population
- 2,888
- Nearest railway station
- Healing — 4.6 km
- Official site
- www.laceby.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1869642 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Laceby (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Margarets Laceby.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laceby?
- Laceby is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN37), in the parish of Laceby.
- Is Laceby a protected site?
- Yes — Laceby is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Laceby free to visit?
- Yes, Laceby is free to enter.
- How do I get to Laceby?
- The nearest railway station is Healing, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN37.