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Melton Mowbray

British  
/ ˈmɛltən ˈməʊbrɪ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If your pork pie is not from the Leicestershire town, it cannot be called a Melton Mowbray.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2025

He said the association was "disappointed" the application was rejected "because we think what people want when they buy a Melton Mowbray pork pie is a pie tied to a historic area".

From BBC Mar. 7, 2025

Darren Hall, 43, has travelled from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, with his acoustic guitar.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2024

Nottingham Crown Court heard that he worked as a hotel manager in Melton Mowbray, and had been working 12-hour shifts without any breaks.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2023

All the way from Edgcott, through Oakham, Melton Mowbray, and Trent, I had endeavoured to catch some of the conversation between the pair in the car behind me.

From Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England by William Le Queux

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