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
Harston, Leicestershire Road. The engine shed has been removed and re-erected at Rutland Railway Museum, Cottesmore, Rutland. The last two steam locomotives are used on preserved railways. Harston is served by three weekday buses a day between Melton Mowbray and Grantham. Grantham is the nearest railway station (6.1 miles, 9.8 km). The main A607 road between Melton Mowbray and Grantham runs to the south of the village. Harston, Leicestershire Harston is a crossroads village in Leicestershire, England, near the border with Lincolnshire. The nearest town is Grantham, about to the north-east. It forms part of the civil parish of Belvoir, which in