Riseholme

Riseholme

St Mary's Church, Riseholme
Riseholme
Riseholme shown within Lincolnshire
Population 450 (2011)
OS grid reference SK980752
• London 120 mi (190 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Lincoln
Postcode district LN2 2LD
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Riseholme is a small 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 the city and county town of Lincoln.

Riseholme Park

Riseholme 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. At the centre of the campus is Riseholme Hall, former home to multiple Bishops of Lincoln.

The college provides courses in small animals, forestry and abouriculture, 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.[2]

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. ↑ "Court Circular". The Independent. 10 June 1994.
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