Belton, Lincolnshire

Belton
Medieval Almshouse in Belton
Belton Belton shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK930396
– London	100 mi (160 km) S
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Grantham
Postcode district	NG32
Dialling code	01476
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°56′47″N 0°37′00″W / 52.946298°N 0.616614°W / 52.946298; -0.616614

Belton is a village in the civil parish of Belton and Manthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A607 road, and 3 miles (5 km) north from the market town of Grantham.

History

The Saxon meaning of Belton is "a bell-shaped hollow".

The village is significant for the 1686 Grade I listed Belton House.^[1]^[2] The house is the property of the National Trust and is open to the public.^[3]

A Belton church is recorded in the Domesday Book. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is significant for its Norman, late Medieval, Georgian and Victorian alterations and additions.^[4]

In May 1643 Parliamentary cavalry, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, 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".^[5]

Community

Belton comprises thirty-one predominantly stone-built houses, most standing within a defined Conservation Area, with a further twelve homes outlying the village centre.

The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Belton. The church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, and is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. The 2014 incumbent is Rev Stuart Hadley.^[6]

Businesses in the village include a hotel with golf course, a farm equipment dealer, an auto parts manufacturer and a garden centre.

Belton is bypassed by the A607, a road which links Grantham to the south, and Lincoln to the north along which runs a Stagecoach Group bus service.

Church of St Peter and St Paul from Belton Park
Belton House

References

↑ "Belton House", English Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2011
↑ Historic England. "Belton house (325657)". PastScape. Retrieved 4 July 2010. See also the 'related monuments'
↑ "National Trust web site for Belton House". Retrieved 4 July 2010.
↑ Historic England. "Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (325654)". PastScape. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
↑ Historic England. "'Alleged' battle site (325663)". PastScape. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
↑ "Ecclesiastical parish Details".

External links

Media related to Belton, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
Belton Parish web site. Retrieved 28 June 2011
Belton Church
Belton village. Retrieved 18 December 2010
Belton Tower. Retrieved 18 December 2010

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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