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| Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|
 Market Place, Melton Mowbray (April 2009) | |
  Melton Mowbray Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 27,158 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SK751193 |
| • London | 95 miles (153 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE13 |
| Dialling code | 01664 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Melton Mowbray (/ˈmɛltən ˈmoʊbri/) is a town in the Melton district in Leicestershire, England, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Leicester, and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population of 27,670 in 2019.[1] The town is sometimes promoted as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food";[2] it is the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie and is the location of one of six licensed makers of Stilton cheese.[3]
- ^ "City Population". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Around Britain with a fork". The Guardian. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Ltd, Iconography. "Stilton Cheese – The Stilton Producers". Stiltoncheese.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.