Bottesford is a village and civil parish. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir and forms part of the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England.LocationBottesford is about 20mi east of Nottingham and 16mi north of Melton Mowbray. The village is the largest in the Vale of Belvoir and is near to Belvoir Castle, home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. It had a population of 3587 at the time of the 2011 census. It borders parishes in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, such as Redmile, Sedgebrook and Elton respectively.The local amenities include a post office, railway station, library, church and convenience store, and also three restaurants and four pubs.NameBottesford derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon "Ford belonging to the botl" and appears in the 1086 Domesday book as Botesford.) The ford was over the River Devon. Historically, Bottesford was closely associated with the Counts, Earls and Dukes of Rutland.
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