In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nettleton like this:
NETTLETON, a village and a parish in Caistor district, Lincoln. The village stands in a valley, at thefoot of a bold projection of the Wolds, called Nettletonhill, 1 mile S S W of Caistor, and 2 E N E of Moortown r.station. The parish comprises 3, 570 acres. Post-town, Caistor. Real property, £4, 574. ...
Pop., 536. Houses, 112. The manor belongs to Sir Culling Eardley, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £550. Patron, the Rev. S. Turner. The church ischiefly Norman, and has a tower. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a British school, and charities £20.
Nettleton through time
Nettleton is now part of West Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nettleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nettleton, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13331
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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