Belton, North Lincolnshire

Belton
All Saints' Church, Belton
Belton is located in Lincolnshire
Belton
Belton
Location within Lincolnshire
Population2,968 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE784069
• London145 mi (233 km) S
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDoncaster
Postcode districtDN9
Dialling code01427
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°33′11″N 0°49′00″W / 53.5530°N 0.8166°W / 53.5530; -0.8166

Belton is a village and civil parish in the Isle of Axholme area of North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A161 road, and approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Scunthorpe. To the north is Crowle and to the south is Epworth.[1]

Belton parish boundaries include the hamlets of Beltoft, Sandtoft, Churchtown, Bracon, Carrhouse, Mosswood, Grey Green and Westgate. Within the parish is the now dispersed country house estate of Temple Belwood. Hirst Priory at Sandtoft still stands.

At the 1991 Census, Belton had a population of 2,549, increasing to 2,968 at the 2011 census.[2]

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25 000)  : ISBN 0 319 46432 6
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.