Melton Mowbray
| Melton Mowbray | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 46 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 25,554 ( 2001 Census ) | ||
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| Post town | MELTON MOWBRAY | ||
| ZIP code section | LE13 | ||
| prefix | 01664 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East Midlands | ||
| Shire county | Leicestershire | ||
| District | Melton | ||
| British Parliament | Rutland and Melton | ||
Melton Mowbray is a town of about 26,000 people in the English county of Leicestershire , about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Leicester and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Nottingham .
Melton Mowbray is known for its culinary specialties, the Melton Mowbray Pork Pies and the Blue Stilton . These were made famous by the wealthy guests who came to Melton Mowbray for fox hunts in the 19th and 20th centuries .
Mars Incorporated has an animal feed factory in Melton Mowbray . This is where the whiskas cat food is made.
Personalities
- Adrian Scarborough (* 1968), theater and film actor