Belton-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

in the

East Midlands The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Li ...

of England. The population at the 2001 census was 345 increasing to 348 at the 2011 census. It is situated about six miles (9.6 km) southwest of Oakham and about four miles (6.4 km) west of Uppingham and overlooks the A47. The

Eye Brook The Eye Brook is a watercourse in the East Midlands of England and a tributary of the River Welland. It is around long. Course The Eye Brook rises between Tilton on the Hill and Skeffington in Leicestershire and flows east through a narrow va ...

forms the county boundary with Leicestershire. The village's name probably means 'farm/settlement near a beacon or funeral pyre'. Then again, 'Bel' may likewise address a component signifying 'island' or 'glade'. Belton was renamed Belton-in-Rutland in 1982 to distinguish the village from Belton in Leicestershire. Chapel Street, Belton-in-Rutland - geograph

Chapel Street, Belton-in-Rutland - geograph

St Peter's Church is a Grade II* listed building. The village has one public house, The Sun Inn. Belton is part of Braunston & Belton ward which has one councillor on Rutland County Council.

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Rutland Website – Belton-in-RutlandBelton In Rutland History
Villages in Rutland Civil parishes in Rutland {{Rutland-geo-stub