Nettleton

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
  
  
• Some portions of the church tower may date to Saxon times.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1805 and again in 1874.
  
  
• The church seats 220.
  
  
• A photograph of St. John the Baptist church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Steven RUFFLES has a photograph of the Church Tower at Geo-graph, taken in April, 2010. The tower was restored in 2011.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. John's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1679.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel prior to 1871 and the Primitive Methodists built a chapel built in 1858. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of the Wesleyan Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2010.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

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

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Description and Travel

Nettleton is both a village and a parish nested in a valley on the Wold Hills. It sits only a mile south of Caistor and 9 miles south-east of Brigg. Rothwell parish sits to the east. The parish covers about 3,600 acres.

Nettleton Beck runs through the village and south along the Viking Way. If you are planning a visit:

• The village of Nettleton sits in a valley below Nettleton Hill in the Wold hills.
  
  
• Stop by the Salutation Inn and chat with the locals.
  
  
• The village sits at the foot of Nettleton Hill. Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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History

• Ironstone was abundant in the parish. In the early 1900s it was worked by John LYSAGHT Ltd, of Scunthorpe.
  
  
• The Salutation Inn has been around a while. Here are the proprietors listed in various directories:
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1000.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place ws an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the south division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Caistor petty session hearings held on the fourth Wednesday of each month and nearly every Saturday.
  
  
• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1792.
  
  
• After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• A cottage for two old married couples was built in 1922 in memory of the men of the parish who perished in World War I.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	259
1831	385
1841	457
1871	545
1881	482
1891	466
1901	383
1911	410
1921	402

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Schools

• A school for boys and girls was built here in 1835 to hold 120 children.
  
  
• The parish formed a School Board in January, 1880.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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