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Belgrave, Cheshire

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Coordinates: 53°08′36″N 2°55′12″W / 53.14332°N 2.91996°W / 53.14332; -2.91996
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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

Belgrave is a historical village at the entrance to Eaton Hall in Cheshire, England, UK. It consists of a few houses and the Grosvenor Garden Centre. The business is situated on the edge of Eaton Park within the Eaton Estate. Originally the site of Pulford Forestry, the Garden Centre opened its doors in 1974.[1]

Grosvenor Garden Centre cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Bill Boaden - geograph.org.uk/p/5877670
Grosvenor Garden Centre in Belgrave

The village is also one of the Duke of Westminster's subsidiary titles, Viscount Belgrave. Belgravia in London takes its name from this peerage. Most of the area in the capital was originally owned by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, who had it developed from the 1820s. Belgravia, which is one of the capital's most exclusive and expensive areas. It is characterised by grand terraces of white stucco houses.

References

  1. ^ "Garden Centre". bluediamond.gg.[better source needed]

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