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Melton
Mowbray is located in the heart of
the East Midlands in the county of Leicestershire.
Well known for its world famous Pork Pies and Stilton Cheese.
Location, Nottingham, Grantham, Oakham, Leicester and Loughborough
are all conveniently situated within a 20-mile radius of the town. Just
a little further away are Stamford, Market Harborough and Peterborough.
London is 105 miles to the south and Nottingham East Midlands Airport
is only 22 miles to the west.
There are frequent trains to places such as Leicester, Birmingham, Peterborough.
The market town is home to manufacturers, research and educational institutions
of national importance.
Also
the town has a long established
association with foxhunting,
pork pies and Stilton cheese, it is a popular and lively place to visit,
especially on market days which date back over 1000 years.
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MELTON.CO.UK
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The government
is backing the pie makers' bid to protect the area's recipe and
create an exclusive 1,800 square-mile "Melton Pork Pie"
zone.
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Melton
Mowbray Pork Pie
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Stilton
Cheese
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The
phrase ‘painting the town red” originated in Melton when some
young aristocrats up for the hunt went on a drunken spree in the 1800s
and literally painted Melton town centre red.
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