Belton, North Lincolnshire
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- This article is about the English village of Belton in North Lincolnshire. For a list of other places of the same name, see Belton.
Belton is a small village in the Isle of Axholme area of North Lincolnshire, England that lies on the A161 road.
According to the 1991 census, Belton has a population of 2,549.
Within Belton parish boundaries are the hamlets of Beltoft, Sandtoft, Churchtown, Bracon, Carrhouses, Mosswood, Grey Green and Westgate. There is also the, now broken up, country house estates of Temple Belwood and Hirst Priory.
It has a small primary school that has been in existence since 1869 and four public houses. It is also home to Sandtoft Flying School, a small airfield just outside the village.
Just to the north of Belton is the small town of Crowle and just to the south is the small town of Epworth. The nearest large town is Scunthorpe, approximately six miles from Belton.
[edit] External links
- Information from the North Lincolnshire council
- Sandtoft Flying School site
- for Belton, North Lincolnshire
- History of Belton
- History of Belton
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