Vale of Belvoir to produce true Stilton cheese under the terms of its protected origin status, only one is not located in the area. The vale is the historic centre for the production of this king of English cheeses and until the end of the 19th century all Stilton cheese was being produced within 20 miles of Melton Mowbray. However, the cheese took its name from the Huntingdonshire village of Stilton, where it was served at the coaching inns on the Great North Road. Melton is also the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie, produced by traditional methods using uncured pork and
Hose, Leicestershire late Saxon period. Hose was cited as "Hoches" and "Howes" in the Domesday Book of 1086. Hose, Leicestershire Hose is a village in the English county of Leicestershire, within the Borough of Melton. The population is about 500. The town of Melton Mowbray is six miles (10 km) to the south. Forming part of the civil parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby, Hose is in the far north-east of the county, in the Vale of Belvoir. It lies close to the route of the defunct Grantham Canal, which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and underwent a