Vale of Belvoir

Its vale-like form can be viewed either from its south-east to eastern flank (the Belvoir "ridge") or from the north-west along the A46 (Roman Fosse Way, which runs along the watershed between the Devon and the River Trent), from which it is less conspicuous.

The south-eastern margin is the most clearly defined because it is formed by a conspicuous scarp slope, on which Belvoir Castle sits about 330 feet (100 m) above the valley floor.

In the Pliocene epoch (1.7 million years ago) the Vale of Belvoir was occupied by the "Proto-Trent" River, which cut a gap through the limestone ridge at Ancaster and then flowed on to the North Sea.

the Belvoir name has become more widely known through the national and international sale of various cordials and other produce, a scheme introduced by the present duke's father to raise funds for the continued upkeep of the castle and to provide employment in an otherwise farm-dominated local economy.

[2] A comprehensive account of the natural history of the vale was compiled in 1790 by the poet George Crabbe, who was chaplain to the Duke of Rutland and later concurrent Rector of Muston, Leicestershire, and the adjacent Allington, Lincolnshire.

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