Withcall is a small farming village in the East Lindsey

East Lindsey

East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England. It lies within the Lincolnshire Wolds

Lincolnshire Wolds

The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...

, 4 miles (6.4 km) west from Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

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The village was served by Withcall railway station

Withcall railway station

- History :The Great Northern Railway planned and built a branch line from to in stages, the final stage between and Louth opening to goods on 28 June 1876 and passengers on 01 December 1876. Withcall railway station was the second station west of Louth on this line.Passenger services ended on 5...

, a small station halt on the long-since defunct Louth to Bardney line

Louth to Bardney line

The Louth to Bardney line was a railway line built by the Great Northern Railway to link to . It closed in 1960.- History :The Great Northern Railway planned and built a branch line from to in stages, beginning in 1874. The line reached South Willingham on 09 November 1874 with intermediate...

; a section of the platform edge still remains, and there is a well-preserved tunnel close-by. There are legends of a ghost train being heard in the vicinity of Withcall.