Michael Middleton acted as father of the bride and guests included the Duchess of Cambridge.

There is a record of the Empress Matilda giving the benefice of Benson, including chapels at Nettlebed and Warborough, to the Augustinian Abbey at nearby Dorchester, Oxfordshire in about 1140.

[14] The only surviving part of the previous church is the lower stages of the brick west tower, which seems to be 18th-century.

[15] The church has some 20th-century stained glass windows, including two made in 1970 by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens.

One is the chancel east window, in which a central tree of life is flanked by fish on one side and butterflies on the other.

[18] The Scottish banker Robert Fleming bought Joyce Grove in 1903, along with its 2,000-acre (810 ha) estate.

After Robert Fleming's death in 1938 the house and its grounds were given to St Mary's Hospital, London.

[citation needed] In the 15th century Nettlebed supplied ceramic tiles to Abingdon Abbey[20] and bricks to Stonor House.

When Brakspear Brewery closed the Bull Inn in 1991, the club moved to its present venue, which has capacity for 200 people.

[26] Musicians who have performed at the club include Martin Carthy, Fairport Convention, John Kirkpatrick, Ralph McTell, Show of Hands, Steeleye Span and Richard Thompson.

It stops on the A4130 main road at Nettlebed Green, near the brick kiln at the east end of the village.