Riseholme is a small village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

West Lindsey West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Gainsborough. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural Dis ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

, England. The population of the

was 450 at the 2011 census. It is situated approximately north from the city and county town of

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Riseholme Park

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 th ...

, 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 The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...

. 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 Christopher Wordsworth (30 October 180720 March 1885) was an English intellectual and a bishop of the Anglican Church. Life Wordsworth was born in London, the youngest son of Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity, who was the youngest b ...

. Today, Riseholme Park is the site of the rural science campus of the

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 � ...

(often referred to as Riseholme Park), and the home of

Riseholme College Riseholme College is a Further Education, 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 tw ...

, the University of Lincoln's main Further Education department. Riseholme Park campus covers more than of land, and includes

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deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...

parks, and a

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. The college provides courses in small animals, forestry and

arboriculture Arboriculture () is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their environme ...

, equine (horses), horticulture and agriculture. In 1994

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opened a new residential training college for the

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(

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), Lawress Hall, at Riseholme Park. The college has two farms, one on the main site at Riseholme, and one in the nearby village of

Nettleham Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, north-east from the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158. The population of the civil parish was 3,437 at the 2011 census. History ...

(Lodge Farm, Nettleham). Facilities include an AstroTurf pitch, rugby and football pitches, fishing, halls for corporate events and outdoor activities.

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University of Lincoln – Riseholme Park

Lincolnshire School of Agriculture (University of Lincoln)
* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire West Lindsey District

Riseholme Park

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