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Melton Mowbray | |
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Market Place, Melton Mowbray (April 2009) | |
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]