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Grace Dieu Priory is a Franciscan house founded in the early fourteenth century in Belton, Leicestershire, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The priory comprises substantial stone ruins including walls, archways, and ecclesiastical structures that reflect its medieval religious function, with two ponds and a fishpond forming part of the monastic complex's water management system. As a Franciscan foundation, Grace Dieu followed the austere observance of the order and served as an important spiritual and economic centre within the locality. The site was abandoned at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, and its remains survive as a significant archaeological monument attesting to medieval monastic life in the East Midlands.
Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012001. View the official record →
Grace Dieu Priory is a Franciscan house founded in the early fourteenth century in Belton, Leicestershire, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012001.
Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitwick Castle (2.1 km), Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field (2.4 km), Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.