Belton, Leicestershire

Belton, Leicestershire

Belton, Leicestershire, is a small village in the Charnwood area. It lies very close to the town of Shepshed and further afield lies the main town of Charnwood borough, Loughborough. The village has a primary school, but children travel by bus to Shepshed High School once they pass into secondary school.

The village is home to a pub, a restaurant, a village shop, a hairdressers, a doctors, a woodyard and a riding school.

Belton itself is home to one of the few remaining free-standing maypoles in the country. This is a fact of which the local residents are very proud.


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