Nettleton One-Place Study

Nettleton is a village and parish situated in a valley on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The tower of the Church of St John the Baptist is said to be from Saxo-Norman times apart from the belfry which dates to the fifteenth century. The rest of the church had extensive rebuilding in 1805 and then again in 1874.

Employment was mainly in agriculture. Many occupations such as blacksmith and wheelwright were closely connected with the agriculture of the village. Iron-ore mining also played a significant role in village life, first in neighbouring Claxby 1868-1885 and in Nettleton itself 1929-1969.

This study will start with the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The aim is to research the people, buildings and place aspects of the parish and to share information and stories via a website.