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Belton is a village in the
civil parish
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of
Belton and Manthorpe, in the
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. Its council is based in Grantham. The district also includes the towns of Bourne, ...
district of
Lincolnshire
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, England. It is situated on the
A607 road
The A607 is an A roads in Great Britain, A road in England that starts in Belgrave, Leicester and heads northeastwards through Leicestershire and the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, terminating at Bracebridge Heath, a village on the outskirts of ...
, and north from the
market town
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of
Grantham
Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...
. In 1921 the parish had a population of 145.
History
The Saxon meaning of Belton is "a bell-shaped hollow".
The village is significant for the 1686
Grade I
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listed
Belton House
Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Belton near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, built between 1685 and 1687 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet. It is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues lead ...
. The house is the property of the
National Trust
The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...
and is open to the public.
A church at Belton is recorded in the ''
Domesday Book
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''. The
Church of St Peter and St Paul is significant for its
Norman
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,
late Medieval
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,
Georgian and
Victorian
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19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
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alterations and additions.
In May 1643 Parliamentary cavalry, under the leadership of
Oliver Cromwell
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, clashed with Royalist forces at the south of Belton Park, to the east of
Manthorpe. The Belton church register records "May 1643, buried three unknown soldiers, slain in Belton fight".
On 1 April 1931 the civil parish was abolished to form "Belton and Manthorpe".
Geography
The A607 bypass started construction in April 1971, being 1,000 yards long. The bypass opened on Tuesday 9 November 1971.
Community
Belton has thirty-one predominantly stone-built houses, most standing within a defined
Conservation Area
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, with a further twelve homes outlying the village centre.
The village is part of the
ecclesiastical parish
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of Belton. The church is dedicated to Saints
Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a su ...
and
Paul
Paul may refer to:
People
* Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people
* Paul (surname), a list of people
* Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament
* Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...
, and is part of the
Loveden Deanery
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of the
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.
History
The diocese traces its roots in an unbroken line to the Pre-Reformation Diocese of Leice ...
. The 2014 incumbent is Rev Stuart Hadley.
Businesses in the village include a hotel with golf course, a farm equipment dealer, an auto parts manufacturer and a garden centre.
Transport
Belton is bypassed by the
A607, a road which links Grantham to the south, and
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
to the north along which runs a
Stagecoach Group
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Stagecoach was originally founded in 1976 as ''Gloagtrotter'', a recreational vehicle and minibus hire business. Dur ...
bus service.
Gallery
File:Belton Church South.jpg, Church of St Peter and St Paul from Belton Park
File:Belton House - geograph.org.uk - 37365.jpg, Belton House
References
External links
*
Belton Parish web site Retrieved 28 June 2011
Belton village Retrieved 18 December 2010
Video postcarddepicting
Belton Tower. Retrieved 18 December 2010
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire
South Kesteven District
Areas of Grantham