Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in Leicestershire, England is best known for its pork pies and blue cheese production.
The name ‘Melton Mowbray’ is thought to derive from the establishment of a moated hunting lodge by Robert de Todeni in 1087. The lodge was situated on the River Eye at a point where it was crossed by a now-lost trackway running north-east from Stamford via Bottesford to Newark. Robert de Todeni’s grandson, Nicholas, is the first recorded lord of the manor of Melton Mowbray.
The main features of interest in Melton Mowbray are its Norman castle motte, churches and country houses. It is home to one of England’s finest examples of medieval carpentry at St Mary’s Church. The town also has a variety of museums, including the Melton Carnegie Museum, which tells the story of the local area from prehistoric times to the present day, and The Woolpack Inn Museum, which covers the history of brewing in Melton Mowbray. There are also a number of parks and open spaces in the town, including Belvoir Castle grounds and Watermead Country Park.
Created: 16 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Melton Mowbray
Eye (Source to Dikler) Details
Eye (Source to Dikler)
Eye (Source to Dikler) is a river in Berkshire
Eye (Source to Dikler) takes in water from an area around 26.303 km2 in size and is part of the Windrush catchment area.
Eye (Source to Dikler) is 10.114 km long and is not designated artificial or heavily modified.
Shopping in Melton Mowbray
Morrisons Sage Cross Street, Melton Mowbray
Morrisons supermarket
Sainsbury's Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray
Sainsbury's supermarket
Aldi Leicester Road, Melton Mowbray
Aldi supermarket
Tesco Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray
Tesco supermarket
Lidl 50-52, Scalford Road
Lidl supermarket
Local History around Melton Mowbray
There are some historic monuments around including:
Medieval settlement remains immediately north east and 210m south east of White House FarmChurchyard cross in St Egelwin's churchyardKirby Bellars PrioryMoated site at Ab KettlebyGarden, moat and five fishponds at Kirby BellarsMoated grange at Spinney Farm, Melton MowbrayMoated grangeSysonby Grange, 450m west of Sysonby FarmMoated site and fishpond at WyfordbyBurrough Iron Age hill fortWyfordby Wayside CrossThe Mount motte at Melton MowbraySt Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars.
