Church of St John the Baptist
The Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Belton, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Belton, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist, Belton” and “St John the Baptist”
- Postal code: LE12 9UG
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Grace Dieu Priory is situated 1½ miles southwest of Church of St John the Baptist.
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. Blackbrook Reservoir is situated 2½ miles south of Church of St John the Baptist.
Diseworth Heritage Centre
Museum
Diseworth Heritage Centre is a community-based, not-for-profit heritage centre, in the Leicestershire village of Diseworth. The centre is housed in a redundant Baptist chapel building, which was restored by the Diseworth Heritage Trust with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other supporters. Diseworth Heritage Centre is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belton and Osgathorpe.
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.
Osgathorpe
Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osgathorpe is a small village which lies in a fold of the hills in North West Leicestershire, England, and is about a quarter of a mile from the A512 Coalville to Loughborough Road.
Diseworth
Village
Photo: David Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Diseworth is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the English county of Leicestershire. Diseworth is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St John the Baptist.
Church of St John the Baptist
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Belton, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.78311° or 52° 46′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.33762° or 1° 20′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C4WQMM6+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 321534336OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17542391
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