Riseholme

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England}}

{{about|the Lincolnshire village|the fictional village|Riseholme (fictional village)|other uses}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = St.Mary's church, Riseholme, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 100249.jpg

| static_image_alt =

| static_image_caption = St Mary's Church, Riseholme

| country = England

| official_name = Riseholme

| type = Village and civil parish

| map_alt=

| coordinates = {{coord|53.264933|-0.531231|display=inline,title}}

| population = 450

| population_ref = (2011)

| shire_district = West Lindsey

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| region = East Midlands

| constituency_westminster = Gainsborough

| post_town = Lincoln

| postcode_district = LN2

| postcode_area = LN

| dial_code = 01522

| os_grid_reference = SK980752

| london_distance_mi = 120

| london_direction = S

}}

Riseholme is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 450 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127959&c=Riseholme&d=16&e=62&g=6447784&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464358657091&enc=1|title=Civi Parish population 2011|accessdate=27 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} It is situated approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} north from 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.{{cite web |title=Riseholme St Mary |url=https://www.explorechurches.org/church/st-mary-riseholme |website=Explore Churches |access-date=17 March 2021 |language=en}}

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 {{convert|1000|acre|km2}} of land, and includes woodland, deer parks, and a lake. The college provides courses in small animals, forestry and arboriculture, equine (horses), horticulture and agriculture.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In 1994 Princess Anne opened a new residential training college for the Inland Revenue (HM Revenue and Customs), Lawress Hall, at Riseholme Park.{{cite news|title=Court Circular|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/court-circular-1421562.html|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|date=10 June 1994}} 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.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}