Belton
Belton is a locality in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England. Belton is situated nearby to the village Osgathorpe, as well as near Thringstone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grace Dieu Priory and Blackbrook Reservoir.
Grace Dieu Priory
Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grace Dieu Priory was an independent Augustinian priory near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdun and dissolved in 1538.
Blackbrook Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Guise, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Belton, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalville and Whitwick.
Coalville
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalville is a town in the district of North West Leicestershire in Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. In 2011, it had a population of 34,575.
Whitwick
Village
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Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county. Whitwick is situated 2½ miles south of Belton.
Belton
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belton is a small village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located approximately 2 miles northwest of the town of Shepshed, 5.5 miles west-northwest of Loughborough, and 6 miles northeast of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Belton
- Type: Locality
- Location: North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7735° or 52° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.3441° or 1° 20′ 39″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9C4WQMF4+99GeoNames ID
7299148
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