Belgrave, Cheshire

{{Short description|Historical village at the entrance to Eaton Hall in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.grosvenorlondon.com/home/the-london-estate/public-realm/resources/resources/mayfairandbelgraviapublicrealmhandbookintroduction|title=Mayfair and Belgravia Public Realm Handbook|website=www.grosvenorlondon.com| access-date=18 March 2021 }} The village has a few houses and the Grosvenor Garden Centre.{{cite web |url= https://www.bluediamond.gg/garden-centre/grosvenor-garden-centre |title=Garden Centre |website= bluediamond.gg| publisher= | date= | access-date=18 March 2021 }} Belgrave Lodge is located at the western end of the {{convert|1.7|mi|abbr=on}} main approach to Eaton Hall, which is known as the Belgrave Avenue.{{NHLE |num= 1129922|desc= Belgrave Lodge and storesheds and domestic offices|access-date= 1 June 2013|mode=cs2}} 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”.https://www.houseofnames.com/belgrave-family-crestFile:Grosvenor Garden Centre © Bill Boaden.jpg

The village is also one of the Duke of Westminster's subsidiary titles, Viscount Belgrave (1784) which is the source of the name of Belgravia in London,{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol5/pp1-14|title=The western suburbs: Belgravia|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|access-date=18 March 2021}} which was developed in the 1820s by Thomas Cubitt on land originally owned by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001675|title=THE GROSVENOR ESTATE: CHESTER SQUARE|website=www.historicengland.org.uk|access-date=18 March 2021}} Belgravia, which is one of the capital's most expensive districts, is characterised by grand terraces of white stucco properties.{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol39/pt1/pp127-140|title=The Architecture of the Estate: The Reign of the Cundys|website=www.historicengland.org.uk|access-date=18 March 2021}} 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).{{cite book|last=Fairfield|first=Sheila|title=The Streets Of London: A Dictionary Of The Names And Their Origins|publisher=BT Batsfrd Ltd|year=1972}}*{{cite book|last=Bebbington|first=Gillian|title=London Street Names|publisher=Papermac|year=1983|isbn=978-0-333-28649-4}}