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Medieval Almshouse in Belton |
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Belton
Belton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK 93052 39663 |
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| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| 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 | |
Belton is a village in the civil parish of Belton and Manthorpe, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Grantham, on the A607 road.
The Saxon meaning of Belton is a bell-shaped hollow.
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The village 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 incumbent is The Rev'd Stuart Hadle.[1]
The village is noted for the 1686 Grade I listed Belton House.[2][3] The house is the property of the National Trust and is open to the public.[4]
The parish church of St. Peter and St.Paul was first recorded in the Domesday Book and notable for its Norman, late Medieval, Georgian and Victorian alterations and additions.[5]
In May 1643 Parliamentary cavalry, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, clashed with Royalist forces on land between Belton and Syston, to the north of where Belton Woods hotel now stands. The Belton church register records "May 1643, buried three unknown soldiers, slain in Belton fight".[6]
The village 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.