Melton Mowbray is a Town in the county of Leicestershire.
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.
Melton Mowbray postcode: LE13 0TT
There are great places to visit near Melton Mowbray including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.
Leicester is a great place to visit close to Melton Mowbray if you like cities.
Places near Melton Mowbray feature a number of interesting historic monuments including The Arch of Remembrance.
Canals to visit near Melton Mowbray include Grand Union Canal at Leicester.
Melton Mowbray is near some unmissable hiking areas like Grand Union Canal at Leicester,
Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Melton Mowbray if you like historic buildings.
Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park are some of Melton Mowbray best parks to visit near Melton Mowbray.
Shopping Centres to visit near Melton Mowbray include Highcross Leicester.
Don't miss Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport's airports if visiting the area around Melton Mowbray.
The area around Melton Mowbray boasts some of the best towns including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.
Melton Mowbray has some unmissable villages nearby like Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Melton Mowbray like Cropston Reservoir.
Don't miss Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park's country parks if visiting the area around Melton Mowbray.
Melton Mowbray has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.
Melton Mowbray History
There are some historic monuments around Melton Mowbray:
Places to see near Melton Mowbray
History of Melton Mowbray
The name comes from the early English word Medeltone meaning “Middletown surrounded by small hamlets” (and therefore has the same origin as Milton and Middleton). Mowbray is a Norman family name the name of early Lords of the Manor namely Robert de Mowbray.
Lakes near Melton Mowbray
Canals near Melton Mowbray
Rivers near Melton Mowbray
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
