Editing Nettleham (section)

==History==
The now-demolished Bishop's Manor House at Nettleham was the property of [[Edith of Wessex]], wife of [[Edward the Confessor]] and later [[Empress Matilda]], daughter of [[Henry I of England|King Henry I]], before passing into the possession of the Bishops of Lincoln, who enlarged it to create a Bishop's Palace appropriate to one of the country's most important Sees. On 7 February 1301 [[Edward I of England|King Edward I]] was staying in the Bishop's Palace when he created his son Edward (later [[Edward II of England|King Edward II]]) as the first [[Prince of Wales]]. The building was damaged during the [[Lincolnshire Rising]] of 1536 and completely demolished by 1650, only traces of foundations remaining on the site now called Bishop's Palace Field.<ref>{{PastScape|mnumber=349523 |mname=Bishops Manor|accessdate=8 June 2010}}</ref>

The [[parish church]] of All Saints dates from the [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] period, with medieval and 19th century additions. It is now in the benefice of Nettleham with Riseholme and Grange de Lings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asn.church/ |title=All Saints Nettleham Parish Church |access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>

[[File:Gardiner grave.jpg|thumb|left|Thomas Gardiner's grave in Nettleham churchyard]]
Within the church's graveyard is a headstone in memory of Thomas Gardiner, a post-boy murdered hereabouts by two [[Highway robbery|highway robbers]] in January 1733. The inscription declares he was 'barbarously murdered' aged 19. The robbers - two brothers by the name of Hallam - committed another murder near [[Faldingworth]] before being arrested. They were convicted of murder at Lincoln and executed at the site of their crimes. (Thomas Gardiner's headstone declares he was killed on 3 January 1732 since at the time Britain used the [[Julian Calendar]].)<ref>Urban, Sylvanus. ''[[The Gentleman's Magazine|The Gentleman's Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer]]. For the Year 1733. Volume III''. p.43, 99, 154</ref><ref>Codd, Daniel (2013). ''Tales from the Gibbet Post (The Jeering of Horns in Lincoln)''.</ref>

The [[Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts|Royal Society for Nature Conservation]] (RSNC) had been based in Nettleham but moved to [[Newark-on-Trent]] in 1999. The site became the home of the WATCH Trust for Environmental Conservation, but this also moved to Newark a few years later.<ref>[http://www.wildlifewatch.org.uk Wildlife WATCH]</ref>