Belton, South Kesteven

Belton
Medieval Almshouse in Belton
Belton Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK930396
• 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
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford

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. In 1921 the parish had a population of 145.^[1]

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.^[2][3] The house is the property of the National Trust and is open to the public.^[4]

A church at Belton is recorded in the Domesday Book. The Church of St Peter and St Paul is significant 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 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".^[6]

On 1 April 1931 the civil parish was abolished to form "Belton and Manthorpe".^[7]

Geography

The A607 bypass started construction in April 1971, being 1,000 yards long. The bypass opened on Tuesday 9 November 1971.^[8]

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.^[9]

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

1. "Population statistics Belton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. Historic England. "Belton House (1235523)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
3. Historic England. "Belton house (325657)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010. See also the 'related monuments'
4. "National Trust web site for Belton House". Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
5. Historic England. "Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (325654)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
6. Historic England. "'Alleged' battle site (325663)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7. "Relationships and changes Belton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
8. Grantham Journal Friday 12 November 1971, page 1
9. "Ecclesiastical parish Details". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.

External links

• Media related to Belton 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