south of the bypass roundabout, and follows south of the A46 bypass for about and meets Riseholme (south of the bypass). The bypass passes northwards skirting, the edge of the University of Lincoln's Riseholme College. 550 yards north of Nettleham Hall, it meets Grange de Lings, and borders this parish along a farm track until the A46, where it meets Scothern just north of Nettleham Heath Farm. It crosses Scothern Beck north of Skelton House Farm, passes south, and at Nettleham Beck it meets Sudbrooke, crossing Sudbrooke Lane east of Richmond Farm. North of Manor Farm, it meets Reepham on the A158 Roman road and follows the A158 to North Greetwell, where it meets Greetwell. Community Nettleham has won the "Best Kept Village Award" several times, and the centre of the village is a conservation area. Large modern housing estates surround the old village centre. Nettleham is also the location of the Lincolnshire Police headquarters to the west of the village near the A46. It was opened by the Queen in 1980. Village public houses are the Black Horse on Chapel Lane, the Plough on Church Street, and the White Hart on High Street. The parish includes an oil well owned by Star Energy, north of the A158 bypass, which has been producing since 1985. Sport Nettleham F.C. have been members of the Lincolnshire League since their relegation from the Central Midlands League. They have twice played Aston Villa football club in friendlies. Nettleham Cricket Club play in the Lincolnshire ECB League. Both teams play their home fixtures at Mulsanne Park, Nettleham. The village also has a tennis club and has been the new home of Lincoln Rugby Football Club since 2014. Twinning Mulsanne, Pays de la Loire, north-west France. The sports pitch is called Mulsanne Park. Notable people Grace Mary Crowfoot née Hood, a pioneer in the study of archaeological textiles. Daughter of Sinclair Frankland Hood of Nettleham Hall. Henry Holbeach – served as the last Prior and first Dean of Worcester; buried here Allison Pearson, Telegraph columnist, grew up on Washdyke Lane, in the 1970s References External links Village website Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire West Lindsey District