Vale of Belvoir
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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)
Swithland
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Swithland is a linear village in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. The civil parish population was put at 230 in 2004 and 217 in the 2011 census. It is in the old Charnwood Forest, between Cropston, Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves. It has a village hall, a parish church and a public house, the Griffin Inn. The village is known for the slate that was quarried in the area.
Main Street, Swithland
Boundary tower from the original Swithland Hall site
The c.1500 Mountsorrel Cross that was moved to Swithland in the 18th century
St Leonard's church, Swithland