Poet Ian McMillan serves up ode to fish and chips

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Beelsby
Church of St Andrew, Beelsby
Beelsby Beelsby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TA 20846 02039
District	North East Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Doncaster
Postcode district	DN37
Dialling code	01472
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Cleethorpes

Beelsby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The village lies 8 miles south-east of Grimsby.

Beelsby population at the 2001 census was 114.

It is the source for the River Freshney.

The Grade II listed village church is dedicated to St. Andrew.^[1]

Primary industry is Agriculture centered around two firms, Beelsby Farming Company and Fenwick Brothers.

According to local legend there is a stone in the middle of a local farm, called Molly Briar's Stone. At midnight on the 21st of June each year, a ghost of a maiden is seen sitting on the stone milking a white cow.^{[original research?]}^{[citation needed]}
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Poet Ian McMillan serves up ode to fish and chips

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Poet Ian McMillan serves up ode to fish and chips