Visit Melton Mowbray Places

Welcome to Visit Melton Mowbray Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Melton Mowbray

  

Melton Mowbray Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Melton Mowbray

---

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.

Melton Mowbray landmarks

St Mary’s Church dates mainly from the 13th–15th centuries. It has been described as “one of the finest parish churches in Leicestershire”

You can visit Melton Mowbray places with Walkfo Melton Mowbray to hear history at Melton Mowbray’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Melton Mowbray has 21 places to visit in our interactive Melton Mowbray map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Melton Mowbray, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Melton Mowbray places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Melton Mowbray & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Melton Mowbray places in an interactive Melton Mowbray map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Melton Mowbray Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

Melton Mowbray historic spots	Melton Mowbray tourist destinations	Melton Mowbray plaques	Melton Mowbray geographic features
Walkfo Melton Mowbray tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Melton Mowbray

  

Best Melton Mowbray places to visit

---

Melton Mowbray has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Melton Mowbray’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Melton Mowbray’s information audio spots:

Paint Research Association The Paint Research Association is a research institute, formerly in Teddington, south-west London, and now in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. It is now known as the PRA.

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray is one of six licensed makers of Stilton cheese. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. It is sometimes promoted as Britain’s “Rural Capital of Food”

Melton Country Park Melton Country Park is a country park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. It is located on the outskirts of the town.

St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray St Mary is the parish church of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The large medieval church suffered from a poor Victorian restoration, and was left in a poor state of repair and deemed “unfit for purpose” By late 2017, work was completed to make the church more accessible and safe.

Melton Carnegie Museum The Melton Carnegie Museum documents the history of the market town. It is managed by Leicestershire County Council and supported by Melton Borough Council. Heritage Lottery Funded.

River Eye, Leicestershire River Eye rises at Bescaby, about six miles (10 km) north-east of Melton Mowbray. It flows east towards Saltby, where it turns south and flows past Sproxton, Coston and Garthorpe. At Swan’s Nest it flows under bridges at Burton Road and Leicester Road. At Egerton Lodge it changes its name to the River Wreake.

Thorpe Arnold Thorpe Arnold is a small farming village in the English county of Leicestershire. It is one of several small farming villages in the area.

Holwell Sports F.C. Holwell Sports Football Club is based in Asfordby Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Welby Road.

Melton Town F.C. Melton Town Football Club is a football club based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North.

St Mary’s Church, Brentingby St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Brentingby, Leicestershire. Much of the body of the church has been demolished and converted into a private house, leaving the tower standing. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Visit Melton Mowbray plaques