Borough of Melton

Borough of Melton
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Melton Mowbray, best known for both the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and St Mary's Church. It is the administrative centre of the borough.
Shown within Leicestershire.
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Leicestershire
Founded	1974
Admin. HQ	Melton Mowbray
Government
• Type	Melton Borough Council
• MPs:	Alicia Kearns
Area
• Total	186 sq mi (481 km2)
• Rank	79th
Population  (2022)
• Total	52,433
• Rank	Ranked 293rd
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 96.9% White 1.3% Mixed 1.2% Asian 0.4% Black 0.2% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 56.8% Christianity 41.7% no religion 1.2% other 0.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	31UG (ONS) E07000133 (GSS)
Ethnicity	98.8% White
Website	melton.gov.uk

Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its only town, Melton Mowbray. The borough also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The north of the district includes part of the Vale of Belvoir. Melton is the least populous district of its type and the fourth least populous district in England overall.

The neighbouring districts are Harborough, Charnwood, Rushcliffe, Newark and Sherwood, South Kesteven and Rutland.