Editing Nettleham

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{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}
{{short description|Village in Lincolnshire, England}}
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| country =                 England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.266167|-0.487741|display=inline,title}}
| official_name =           Nettleham
| static_image_name = All Saints' church, Nettleham, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 68601.jpg
| static_image_caption = All Saints' Church, Nettleham
| population = 3,437
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 Census]])
| shire_district =         [[West Lindsey]]
| shire_county =           [[Lincolnshire]]
| region=                  East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Gainsborough]]
| post_town=               LINCOLN
| postcode_district =      LN2
| postcode_area =          LN 
| dial_code =              01522 & 01673 
| os_grid_reference =      TF008754
| london_distance_mi=      120<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
| london_direction=        S     
}}

'''Nettleham''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] within the [[West Lindsey]] [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Lincolnshire]], England, {{convert|4|mi|km|1}} north-east of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] between the [[A46 road|A46]] and [[A158 road|A158]].

The population of the civil parish was 3,437 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126855&c=Nettleham&d=16&e=62&g=6447772&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464173821922&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=25 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>

==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>

==Governance==
Since April 1974 Nettleham has formed part of the [[West Lindsey]] district of [[Lincolnshire]]. It forms part of the [[Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Gainsborough parliamentary constituency]] which is represented by Sir [[Edward Leigh]].

==Geography==
The parish boundary meets [[Greetwell, West Lindsey|Greetwell]] on the [[A158 road|A158]] [[Horncastle, Lincolnshire|Horncastle]]/[[Wragby]] road. It follows the A15 Wragby Road into Lincoln for about {{convert|110|yd|m|1}} where it meets Lincoln, and skirts the edge of the housing estate (Glebe Park) next to the bypass; the Lincoln bypass (A158) from the A46 to the A158 is in the parish. The boundary crosses Nettleham Road (B1182, former A46), south of the bypass roundabout, and follows south of the A46 bypass for about {{convert|550|yd|m|1}} and meets Riseholme (south of the bypass). The bypass passes northwards skirting, the edge of the [[University of Lincoln]]'s [[Riseholme College]]. 550 yards north of Nettleham Hall, it meets [[Grange de Lings]], and borders this parish along a farm track until the A46, where it meets [[Scothern]] just north of  Nettleham Heath Farm. It crosses Scothern Beck north of Skelton House Farm, passes south, and at Nettleham Beck it meets [[Sudbrooke]], crossing Sudbrooke Lane east of Richmond Farm. North of Manor Farm, it meets [[Reepham, Lincolnshire|Reepham]] on the A158 [[Roman road]] and follows the A158 to North Greetwell, where it meets Greetwell.

==Community==
Nettleham has won the "Best Kept Village Award" several times,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Nettleham/section.asp?docId=52185|title=Nettleham Parish Council |author= Nettleham Parish Council |publisher=|accessdate=2011-10-21}}</ref> and the centre of the village is a [[conservation area]]. Large modern housing estates surround the old village centre. Nettleham is also the location of the [[Lincolnshire Police]] headquarters to the west of the village near the A46. It was opened by the Queen in 1980.

Village [[public houses]] are the Black Horse on Chapel Lane, the Plough on Church Street, and the White Hart on High Street.

The parish includes an [[East Midlands Oil Province#Nettleham|oil well]] owned by Star Energy, north of the A158 bypass, which has been producing since 1985.

==Sport==
[[Nettleham F.C.]] have been members of the Lincolnshire League since their relegation from the [[Central Midlands League]]. They have twice played [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] football club in friendlies.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Nettleham Cricket Club play in the Lincolnshire ECB League.  Both teams play their home fixtures at Mulsanne Park, Nettleham. The village also has a tennis club and has been the new home of Lincoln Rugby Football Club since 2014.

==Twinning==
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Mulsanne]], [[Pays de la Loire]], north-west France. The sports pitch is called Mulsanne Park.

==Notable people==
*[[Grace Mary Crowfoot]] née Hood, a pioneer in the study of archaeological textiles. Daughter of Sinclair Frankland Hood of Nettleham Hall.
*[[Henry Holbeach]] &ndash; served as the last Prior and first [[Dean of Worcester]]; buried here
* [[Allison Pearson]], ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]]'' columnist, grew up on Washdyke Lane, in the 1970s

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Nettleham}}
*{{OpenDomesday|TF0075|nettleham|Nettleham}}
*[http://www.nettleham.org.uk Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Oil fields of England]]
[[Category:West Lindsey District]]
[[Category:Areas of Lincoln, England]]