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] The name Belgrave is based on the Anglo-Saxon meaning for “beautiful grove”, which Normans replaced after the Conquest from the old name “Medregrave” which in Old French meant “filth grove”. [4]
The village is also one of the Duke of Westminster's subsidiary titles, Viscount Belgrave (1784) which is the name of Belgravia in London, [5] which was developed in the 1820s by Thomas Cubitt on land originally owned by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster. [6] Belgravia, which is one of the capital's most expensive districts, is characterised by grand terraces of white stucco properties. [7] 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). [8] [9]
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