Melton Mowbray

British

/ ˈmɛltən ˈməʊbrɪ /

noun

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

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The pies have special protected geographical status, which means only producers using the traditional recipe and in the vicinity of the Melton Mowbray can use the Leicestershire town's name.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Ms M Wright claimed to an employment tribunal she had been punished for "whistleblowing" and then unfairly dismissed by SFE Chetwode Ltd, of Melton Mowbray.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

The primary school teacher was later sacked by the Mowbray Education Trust, based in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, in December 2021.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

For Charlton was of old a southern Melton Mowbray, the very centre of the aristocratic hunting county.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur

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