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Archives & Libraries

The Lincoln City Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Home sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
     
  • We have started a 1901 census return extract. Your additions to this are welcome.
     
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841 H.O. 107 / 641
1871 R.G. 10 / 3369
1891 R.G. 12 / 2589
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
     
  • The origin of the building is "ancient," but a date is unknown.
     
  • The church was restored in 1881 and again in 1891.
     
  • The church seats 250 people.
     
  • Here is a photo of All Saints Church, taken by (and copyright of) Wendy PARKINSON.
     
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  • Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):<
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  • Here is a photograph of the interior of All Saints Church, taken by Debbie SHEARWOOD (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1583.
     
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1583 to 1812 and Marriages from 1583 to 1812.
     
  • Check our Nettleham Parish Register Extract page for possible relatives. You are welcome to add your extracts.
     
  • The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lawres Deanery to make your search easier.
     
  • There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built here prior to 1900, as well as a United (Free) Methodist chapel. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
     
  • Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Home sub-district of the Lincoln Registration District.
     
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

Nettleham parish is 3 miles northeast of Lincoln parish and city between the A46 and A158, and south-west of Scothern parish. The parish covers about 3,490 acres.

Nettleham is a fair-sized village. If you are planning a visit:

  • Check for bus service from the Linconshire Road Car Company of Lincoln. between the A46 and A158.
     
  • By automobile, take the A46 trunk road north-east out of Lincoln or south out of Middle Rasen. between the A46 and A158.
     
  • See our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Nettleham which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • The Brown Cow Inn, just off the Lincoln Road (the A46) west of the village, was a popular spot for travellors.
     
  • J. THOMAS has a photograph of the Brown Cow on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2013.
     
  • These are the names associated with the hotel in various directories:
Year Ppropritor
1842 -- not listed --
1930 Alfred VAUGHAN
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Manors

  • Nettleham Hall is a stone mansion on a slight hill. The Hall was destroyed by fire in 1937. The iron gates to the property were once the entrance to the churchyard at St. Peter-at-Arches, Lincoln.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Iron Gates on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2005.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF010755 (Lat/Lon: 53.266548, -0.486488), Nettleham which are provided by:

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Military History

  • On the village green is a stone cross in memory of the men of the parish who fell in World War I.
     
  • The HMS Nettleham (M2713) was named after this village. She was a Ham-class inshore minesweeper launched in 1956. She was sold in 1967.
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Military Records

For a photograph of the Nettleham War Memorial and the list of names on it, see the Roll of Honour site.

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and it became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Lawress Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • You may contact the Nettleham Parish Council regarding civic or political issues, but they will NOT do family history research for you.
     
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lincoln (Bail and Close) petty session hearings on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month.
     
  • In 1723 John MOSS left £1 yearly derived from a rent charge on land.
     
  • In 1786 John AISTROPPE left £50, the interest of which was to be distributed in bread to the poor.
     
  • As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Lincoln Poor Law Union.
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Population

Year Inhabitants
1801 377
1831 714
1841 841
1851 944
1871 922
1891 914
1911 1,012
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Schools

  • A Public Elementary School for up to 200 children was built here in 1856.
     
  • In 1900, an Infants' School for up to 88 children was built here.
     
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.