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
Branston, Leicestershire Branston, Leicestershire Branston is a village in the civil parish of Croxton Kerrial and Branston, in Leicestershire, England. It is geographically situated north from the A607 road, south-west from Grantham and 7 miles north-east from Melton Mowbray. The village is at the southern edge of the Vale of Belvoir, and south-west from Belvoir Castle. Knipton Reservoir is to the north. The population is included in the civil parish of Croxton Kerrial. According to "A Dictionary of British Place Names", Branston could be "a farmstead or a village of a man called Brant" – 'Brant' from an Old English person name