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Riseholme
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. It is situated approximately north from the city and county town of 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. 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 of land, and includes woodland, deer parks, and a lake. The college provides courses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riseholme College
Riseholme College is a Further and Higher Education college in Lincolnshire, specialising in land-based subjects such as Agriculture, Equine and Animal Management. It is a part of Bishop Burton College and is based across two campuses - the Riseholme Park campus and the Showground campus, both near Lincoln. It was known as the Lincolnshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture alongside its sister site of Caythorpe Court near Grantham, before being renamed in 2007. After which the two site were merged and Caythorpe was closed. History The school began life as ''Riseholme Farm Institute'' in 1949, becoming, in 1966, the Lindsey College of Agriculture. In 1980, the Lindsey college merged with its counterparts in the parts of Holland and Kesteven, and the combined county-wide college of agriculture was taken over by De Montfort University in 1994, before transferring to the University of Lincoln in 2001. It has been a part of Bishop Burton College since 2012. Riseholme Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riseholme Hall
Riseholme Hall is an early 18th-century country house in Riseholme, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It was designed by William Railton and is a grade II listed building From about 1840 until 1887, it served as the official residence for the Bishop of Lincoln, and subsequently was privately owned. After World War II, the building was occupied by the Lindsey College of Agriculture, now known as Riseholme College, part of Bishop Burton College. Riseholme Park and Riseholme Hall have been owned by thUniversity of Lincoln since 1994.Riseholme College is independent of the University of Lincoln, although the college shares some facilities on the estate. It was the birthplace of English travel writer, novelist and explorer, Rosita Forbes Rosita Forbes, née Joan Rosita Torr, (16 January 1890 – 30 June 1967) was an English travel writer, novelist and explorer. In 1920–1921 she was the first European woman to visit the Kufra Oasis in Libya (together with the Egyptian explore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom , established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 – University of Lincoln , type = Public , chancellor = Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale , vice_chancellor = Professor Neal Juster , administrative_staff = 2,119 , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = Lincoln, Lincolnshire , country = England, UK , colours = Blue , affiliations = ACUSantander UniversitiesUniversities UK , website lincoln.ac.uk , logo = , campus = Riseholme – Lincoln – Holbeach – , budget = £212million The University of Lincoln is a public research univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
