Riseholme
Village and civil parish
St Mary's Church, Riseholme
Riseholme is located in Lincolnshire
Riseholme
Riseholme
Location within Lincolnshire
Population450 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK980752
• London120 mi (190 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN2
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Riseholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 450 at the 2011 census.[1] It is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north from Lincoln.

Riseholme Park

Riseholme Hall, an 18th-century country house, stands in the Riseholme Park estate. Between 1840 and 1880 the house served as the Episcopal Palace for the Bishops of Lincoln. In 1851, the Church of St Mary was built by Bishop John Kaye to replace a ruined medieval church. Bishop Kaye lies buried in the churchyard there, along with his successor, Bishop Christopher Wordsworth.[2]

Today, Riseholme Park is the site of the rural science campus of the University of Lincoln (often referred to as Riseholme Park), and the home of Riseholme College, the University of Lincoln's main Further Education department. Riseholme Park campus covers more than 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land, and includes woodland, deer parks, and a lake. The college provides courses in small animals, forestry and arboriculture, equine (horses), horticulture and agriculture.

In 1994 Princess Anne opened a new residential training college for the Inland Revenue (HM Revenue and Customs), Lawress Hall, at Riseholme Park.[3] The college has two farms, one on the main site at Riseholme, and one in the nearby village of Nettleham (Lodge Farm, Nettleham). Facilities include an AstroTurf pitch, rugby and football pitches, fishing, halls for corporate events and outdoor activities.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civi Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Riseholme St Mary". Explore Churches. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Court Circular". The Independent. London. 10 June 1994.
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