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
Harby, Leicestershire Castle, to the north-east of the village. The population in 2001/2 is listed as 864 individuals, with 698 on the electoral register and 376 houses. The population increased according to the 2011 census to 931, and was estimated in 2016 to be 877. Harby is in the Rutland and Melton constituency. The current Member of Parliament is Alan Duncan. It shares its civil parish council with Long Clawson, and Hose. In local government it comes under Melton Borough Council and Leicestershire County Council. There are other villages named Harby in Nottinghamshire, Denmark (Hårby) and Sweden. Old names for the village