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'''Nettleham''' is a large 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 from the city of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] between the [[A46 road|A46]] and [[A158 road|A158]].

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>[http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=349523 Bishops Manor]{{Dead linkPastScape|datemnumber=April 2020349523 |botmname=InternetArchiveBotBishops Manor|fix-attemptedaccessdate=yes8 June 2010}}, ''Pastscape'', [[English Heritage]]</ref>

The [[parish church]] of [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/68601 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>

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)''. Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. Kindle Edition. [[Amazon Standard Identification Number|ASIN]]: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-From-The-Gibbet-Post-ebook/dp/B00D2B8OWA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385298437&sr=8-1&keywords=daniel+codd B00D2B8OWA]</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 agolater.<ref>[http://www.wildlifewatch.org.uk Wildlife WATCH]</ref>

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 [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/121019 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 [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/275900 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 [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1266477 farm track] until the A46, where it meets [[Scothern]] just north of [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/425772 Nettleham Heath Farm]. It crosses Scothern Beck north of Skelton House Farm, [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/421300 passes] south, and at Nettleham Beck it meets [[Sudbrooke]], crossing Sudbrooke Lane east of [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/318751 Richmond Farm]. North of [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/318741 Manor Farm], it meets [[Reepham, Lincolnshire|Reepham]] on the A158 [[Roman road]] and [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1152235 follows] the A158 to North Greetwell, where it meets Greetwell.

Village [[public houses]] are the Black Horse on Chapel Lane, the Plough on [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/542642 Church Street], the Brown Cow on Lincoln Road, and the White Hart on [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/652996 High Street].

[[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.

* {{flagicon|France}} [[Mulsanne]], [[Pays de la Loire]], north-west France. The sports pitch is called [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/600518 Mulsanne Park].

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* [http://www.nettleham.org.uk Village website]