Historic houses · East Midlands
Grace Dieu Manor
In or near Swannington.
Grace Dieu Manor — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Grace Dieu Manor, you can use the postcode LE67 5UG for sat-nav directions. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance. The site has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
Grace Dieu Manor is a Grade II*-listed building in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Grace Dieu and High Sharpley SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Grace Dieu Manor is a 19th-century country house near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England, occupied by Grace Dieu Manor School until 2020. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house is named after the adjacent Grace Dieu Priory, a priory founded in 1240 by Roesia de Verdun for fourteen Augustinian nuns and a prioress. It was dissolved in 1540 and granted to Sir Humphrey Foster, who immediately conveyed it to John Beaumont (fl. 1550), Master of the Rolls, who made it his residence.
Visiting
Grace Dieu Manor School closed in 2020. In 2022 the 66-acre site was sold to FCV International Football Academy by the Rosminians. FCV International Football Academy run FCV Grace Dieu who play in the
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7571, -1.3531
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- North West Leicestershire
- Parish
- Belton
- Postcode
- LE67 5UG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Leicestershire
Sources
- wikidata: Q5591089 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grace Dieu Manor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grace Dieu Manor?
- Grace Dieu Manor is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE67 5UG), in the parish of Belton.
- What is Grace Dieu Manor?
- Grace Dieu Manor — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Grace Dieu Manor?
- Drivers can use postcode LE67 5UG.
- Is Grace Dieu Manor a listed building?
- Grace Dieu Manor is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Grace Dieu Manor a protected site?
- Yes — Grace Dieu Manor is part of the Grace Dieu and High Sharpley SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Grace Dieu Manor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE67 5UG. It sits within the North West Leicestershire parliamentary constituency.