Eaton is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, situated in the Vale of Belvoir. The population at the 2011 census was 648. The civil parish includes nearby Eastwell to the west of the village. Eaton has a church, a village hall and a children's park, but the public house called The Castle and its adjacent shop have closed.
Saint Denys Church, Eaton
Eaton church
Nature in Eaton; owl boxes
Eaton church again
The Vale of Belvoir covers adjacent areas of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England. The name derives from the Norman-French for "beautiful view" and dates back to Norman times.
Vale of Belvoir from near Ab Kettleby off the A606
A panorama of the Vale of Belvoir
A plate from Jones's Views (1819), showing Belvoir Castle's dominant position overlooking the Vale of Belvoir
View of Belvoir Castle (from Woolsthorpe by Belvoir)