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
Stonesby it lay within the Melton Mowbray Rural District, and from 1935 to 1974, within the Melton and Belvoir Rural District. Since 1974, Stonesby has formed part of the Melton borough of Leicestershire. The 14th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. It was renovated in 1875 by R.W. Johnson and is a Grade II* listed building Stonesby Stonesby is a small village within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is northeast of Melton Mowbray, and southeast of Waltham on the Wolds. The population is included in the civil parish of Sproxton. Forming part of the Sproxton civil parish, Stonesby