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Gracedieu, hamlet, Belton par., N. Leicestershire, 5 miles NE. of Ashby-de-la-Zonch; has picturesque ruins of nunnery (1236-42); in vicinity is the seat of Gracedieu Manor, which was the birthplace of Francis Beaumont (1585-1615), dramatist and poet.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Belton Parish Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Gracedieu |
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