Belgrave, Cheshire

Belgrave is a historic village in Cheshire, England. The area is part of the estates owned the Dukes of Westminster who have their seat at Eaton Hall, Cheshire.[1] The village has a few houses and the Grosvenor Garden Centre.[2] Belgrave Lodge is located at the western end of the 1.7 mi (2.7 km) main approach to Eaton Hall, which is known as the Belgrave Avenue.[3]

Grosvenor Garden Centre cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Bill Boaden - geograph.org.uk/p/5877670
Grosvenor Garden Centre in Belgrave
The Gates to Belgrave Avenue cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Jeff Buck - geograph.org.uk/p/3337243
Entrance Gates to Belgrave Avenue that leads to Eaton Hall

The village is also one of the Duke of Westminster's subsidiary titles, Viscount Belgrave (1784) which is the name of Belgravia in London,[4] which was developed in the 1820s by Thomas Cubitt on land originally owned by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster.[5] Belgravia, which is one of the capital's most expensive districts, is characterised by grand terraces of white stucco properties.[6] Many of the street names of Belgravia have a local connection to Cheshire such as Eaton Square (Eaton Hall), Chester Square (Chester), Kinnerton Street (Lower Kinnerton), and Eccleston Place (Eccleston).[7][8]

References
  1. "Mayfair and Belgravia Public Realm Handbook". www.grosvenorlondon.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "Garden Centre". bluediamond.gg. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. Historic England, "Belgrave Lodge and storesheds and domestic offices (1129922)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 June 2013
  4. "The western suburbs: Belgravia". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "THE GROSVENOR ESTATE: CHESTER SQUARE". www.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "The Architecture of the Estate: The Reign of the Cundys". www.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. Fairfield, Sheila (1972). The Streets Of London: A Dictionary Of The Names And Their Origins. BT Batsfrd Ltd.
    • Bebbington, Gillian (1983). London Street Names. Papermac. ISBN 978-0-333-28649-4.

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