Nettleton, Lincolnshire
| Nettleton | |
 Nettleton village |
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  Nettleton |
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| Population | 579 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | TA108001 |
| – London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN7 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Coordinates: 53°29′10″N 0°19′49″W / 53.486115°N 0.330182°W
Nettleton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situates less than 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from the town of Caistor. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 579.
Nettleton contains a village shop, a primary school, and a Methodist Church. The village public house is the Salutation Inn. Nearby is the Woodland Trust's Nettleton Wood, and a caravan park.
On Boxing Day, shoemakers would traditionally 'beat the lapstone' at the house of any 'water drinker' (teetotaller), as a mocking act and practical joke. The tradition derives from an 18th-century story in which a Nettleton resident, Thomas Stickler, who had declined alcohol for twenty years, became inebriated after drinking half a pint of ale at his shoemaker on Christmas Day. When questioned by his wife, he replied that he was not drunk but had simply fallen "over the lapstone".
External links
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