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| Melton Mowbray/Melton | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: Melton Mowbray St Mary's Church, Egerton Lodge, Station Approach, Nottingham Street & Ankle Hill | |
| Population | 27,737 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK751193 |
| • London | 95 miles (153 km) SSE |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE13 |
| Dialling code | 01664 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | [1], Melton Borough Council |
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Melton Mowbray (/ˈmɛltən ˈmoʊbri/) is a market 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.[2] The town is sometimes promoted as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food";[3] it is the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie and is the location of one of six licensed makers of Stilton cheese.[4]
- ^ "Melton (Unparished Area, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "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.