Belvoir, Leicestershire

Belvoir, Leicestershire

Belvoir (pronounced [IPA|ˈbi:vɚ] or beaver) is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is close to the county boundary, the nearest town being Grantham in Lincolnshire (eight miles (13 km) east of the village).

The parish includes the villages of Belvoir, Knipton and Harston. Nearby places outside the parish are Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Redmile, and Croxton Kerrial.

The village is the site of Belvoir Castle and so gives its name to the Vale of Belvoir.


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