Belton is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Belton

There are great places to visit near Belton including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.

There are a several good cities in the area around Belton like Leicester.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Belton including The Arch of Remembrance.

Canals to visit near Belton include Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Belton including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Belton if you like historic buildings.

There are a number of parks near Belton including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Shopping Centres to visit near Belton include Highcross Leicester.

Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport are some of Belton best airports to visit near Belton.

Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and Melton Mowbray are great places to visit near Belton if you like towns.

Belton's best nearby villages can be found at Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Cropston Reservoir is a great place to visit close to Belton if you like lakes.

Bradgate Park is one of Belton's best, nearby country parks to visit in Belton.

Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are some of Belton best ruins to visit near Belton.

Belton History

There are some historic monuments around Belton:

• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Moated site east of Kellam's Farm
• Roman site on Red Hill
• Roman fort 200yds (182m) E of All Saints' Church
• Snibston Colliery
• Ulverscroft Priory, moat and three fishponds
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• Moat at Lea Meadows
• Hemington Chapel
• Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Settlement site
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Moated site SE of Sawley Locks
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane
• Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn
• Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
• Whitwick Castle
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
• All Saints' Church, Dishley
• Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street
• Beacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundary