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Belleau is a hamlet and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east from Louth, and north-west from Alford. The Bellau parish includes the hamlet of Claythorpe. According to the 2001 Census Belleau had a population of 18 in 8 households. The village name is taken from the spring of the rivulet Eau which rises in the village.〔Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' pp. 58-59; Methuen & Co. Ltd〕 The Grade II listed parish church of Belleau is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church was almost entirely rebuilt in 1862. Near the church are the remains of an old manor house, the former home of the Earls of Lindsey.〔〔("Bellau" ), Genuki.org.uk; retrieved 28 June 2011〕 Other Bellau listed buildings are a pigeoncote and barn at Manor Farm. A notable Belleau resident was the Puritan leader Henry Vane the Younger ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belleau, Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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