Melton Mowbray the base. Stilton cheese originated near Melton Mowbray, and is still made in the town today. Stilton cheese takes its name from the village of Stilton in Huntingdonshire, where it was marketed to travellers on the Great North Road, though no Stilton was ever made there. Melton Mowbray pork pies are made with a specific "hand-raising" process and recipe. On 4 April 2008 the European Union awarded the Melton Mowbray pork pie Protected Geographical Indication status, following a long-standing application made by the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association. As a result of this ruling pies made only within a designated
Brooksby Melton College Brooksby Melton College Brooksby Melton College is a further education college based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The college has two campuses: the first is in Melton Mowbray itself and the second about west of Melton in the village of Brooksby including the late–16th-century manor house, Brooksby Hall. The college announced a link up with Rugby League side Leicester Storm of the Conference League South in 2015 following a £3.65m construction of state-of-the-art sport facilities at their Brooksby Melton College site. The club would be based and continue to play matches there as well as a link up between the two