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Melton Mowbray history
Toponymy
Mowbray is the Norman family name of early Lords of the Manor. The name comes from the early English word Medeltone – meaning “Middletown surrounded by small hamlets”
Early history
In and around Melton, there are 28 scheduled ancient monuments, some 705 buildings of special architectural or historical interest, 16 sites of special scientific interest. Industrial archaeology includes the Grantham Canal and remains of the Melton Mowbray Navigation. Windmill sites and signs of ironstone working and smelting suggest that the site was densely populated in the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Roman times
In Roman times, Melton benefited from proximity to the Fosse Way and other major Roman roads. Intermediate camps were established, for example, at Six Hills on the FOSse Way. Other Roman trackways passed north of Melton along the scarp of the Vale of Belvoir.
Danelaw
A cemetery of 50–60 graves of pagan Anglo-Saxon origin has been found in Melton Mowbray. Most villages and their churches had origins before the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Danish suffix “-by” is common in place names along the Wreake Valley.
Post-conquest
Melton Mowbray was recorded as Leicestershire’s only market in 1086 Domesday Survey. Tuesday has been market day since royal approval was given in 1324. The market was founded with tolls before 1077 and is the third oldest market in England.
Civil War
Melton was a Roundhead garrison during the English Civil War. Royalists caught the garrison unaware and carried away prisoners and booty. In February 1645, Sir Marmaduke Langdale inflicted severe losses on the Roundheads. Local notable families seem to have had divided loyalties.
Modern period
On 6 April 1837, the 3rd Marquess of Waterford and a hunting party went on a spree through Melton streets causing much damage. In 1942–1964, RAF Melton Mowbray lay to the south towards Great Dalby. In 1946–1958, it was used as a displaced persons camp by the Polish Resettlement Corps.
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