Belton, South Kesteven
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| OS grid reference | SK930396 |
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| – London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
| Civil parish | Belton and Manthorpe |
| 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 |
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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".[citation needed]
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.
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Church of St Peter and St Paul from Belton Park
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Belton House
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Belton Parish web site. Retrieved 28 June 2011
- Belton Church
- Belton village. Retrieved 18 December 2010
- Video postcard depicting Belton Tower. Retrieved 18 December 2010
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