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Description in 1846:
"BELVOIR CASTLE, the splendid seat of the Duke of Rutland, has been mostly rebuilt during the present century, and occupies the crown of a lofty eminence on the south side of the Vale of Belvoir and on the north-eastern verge of the county, adjoining Lincolnshire; 12 miles N.E. of Melton Mowbray; 18 miles E. by S. of Nottingham; 6 miles W.S.W of Grantham, and 28 miles N.E. of Leicester. BELVOIR is an extra-parochial desmesne, partly in the Soke of Grantham, Lincolnshire and comprising 109 inhabitants, and about 170 acres; but the pleasure grounds, woods, and plantations, extend over more than 500 acres in the adjoining parishes. Except the Inn, the houses are detached offices, belonging to the Castle, which is by far the most superb architectural ornament of which Leicestershire can boast."
[WHITE's "History, Gazetteer and Directory of the Leicestershire and the small County of Rutland," 1st Edition 1846]
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The Community Library at Bottesford will prove useful in your research.
The Library at Grantham is also a useful resource.
Thorpe has a photograph of the Manners Mausoleum near Belvoir Castle on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2014.
| Belvoir, Church of England |
- The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham (Lincoln) Registration District.
- After the Grantham Registration District was re-organized in 1891, the parish was in the Grantham North sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
- The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 587 |
| 1851 | H.O. 107 / 2102 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3356 |
| 1891 | R.G. 12 / 2583 |
| Belvoir, Church of England |
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Denton sub-district of the Grantham (Lincolnshire) Registration District.
- After the Grantham Registration District was re-organized in 1891, the parish was in the Grantham North sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
Belvoir is both an extra-parochial desmesne and a village about 116 miles north of London and lies in the Vale of Belvoir. The town of Grantham is 6 miles to the east, Melton Mobray is 12 miles to the south-west and Newark is 12 miles to the north. The ex-parochial area covers only about 170 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, the village lies between the A52 and the A607 trunk roads west of Grantham.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Belvoir to another place.
John SUTTON has a photograph of Belvoir Castle on Geo-graph, taken in August, 2009.
Stephen McKAY also has a photograph of Belvoir Castle (under restoration) on Geo-graph, taken in August 1988.
There was a very destructive fire at Belvoir Castle in 1816.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK820337 (Lat/Lon: 52.894504, -0.782557), Belvoir which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
In the chapel at Belvoir Castle is a small statue of Victory. It is a memorial to all the men of Belvoir who fought in World War One. 11 men from Belvoir did not return from battle.
These are the 11 men who died in World War One (some names may be on other memorials):
- Allcroft, George
- Coy, Charles
- Doubleday, Edward
- Gibson, David
- Granby, The Marquis Of Granby
- Lamb, James
- Nixon, Edward
- Palmer, Frank
- Patience, Frank
- Price, John
- Tweed, Charles
- The name reportedly means "Beautiful Views".
- Locals often pronounce the name as "Beaver". [Thank you Christine MATTHEWS.]
- This place was an ancient extra-parochial area in Leicestershire.
- It became a modern Civil Parish in December, 1858.
- The parish was in the Framland Wapentake (Hundred) in the Melton district of Leicestershire.
- A portion of the ex-parocial area is also within the boundaries of the Grantham Soke.
- In April, 1936, the parish was enlarged by 1,041 acres gained when Harrington Civil Parish was abolished.
- At that same time, the parish was enlarged by 1,221 acres gained when Knipton Civil Parish was abolished.
- In April, 1965, the border with Lincolnshire was adjusted and some land exchanged with Woolsthorpe and Denton Civil Parishes in that county.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Belvoir petty session hearings which were held every other Monday at the Peacock Hotel.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.