Melton
Encyclopedia
Melton is a local government district
with borough
status in north-eastern Leicestershire
, England
. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray
. Other settlements include Asfordby
and Bottesford
. It has a population of 46,861.
. The council offices on Nottingham Road burnt down on May 30 2008. Also on the opposite side of the road is the East Midlands Regional Assembly
.
, representing the Wymondham ward.
The Melton and Rutland constituency is Conservative.
East Midlands Councils is based opposite the Melton brough offices on the A606.
The district borders South Kesteven
, in Lincolnshire
, to the east, Rutland
to the south, Charnwood
to the west (along the A46
Fosse Way
), and Rushcliffe
and Newark and Sherwood
in Nottinghamshire
to the north. The north part of the district is known as the Vale of Belvoir
.
in Melton, and its Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition
at Waltham on the Wolds
. There is a large creamery (Long Clawson Dairy) at Long Clawson
. Samworth Brothers
are headquartered in Melton. The Royal Army Veterinary Corps
and Defence Animal Centre
are also in Melton.
The Birmingham to Peterborough Line
runs through the borough, and the borough is criss-crossed by the A607 (Leicester
-Grantham
) and the A606 (Nottingham
-Oakham
). Both these roads meet in the centre of Melton (outside Melton Brooksby College), with resulting congestion.
system, whereby there were three middle schools. Everyone in the district went to the same upper school in Melton from 14-18. At both GCSE
and A level, the district's results are above the England average. Students can also attend Brooksby Melton College
from 16-18, but it gets no better results but it is mainly a vocational further education college for practical skills.
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
with borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
status in north-eastern Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
. Other settlements include Asfordby
Asfordby
Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road.The parish consists of Asfordby proper, Asfordby Valley and Asfordby Hill, which together have a population of around 3,000...
and Bottesford
Bottesford, Leicestershire
This page is about the English village of Bottesford near Grantham. For the Bottesford near Scunthorpe, see Bottesford, LincolnshireBottesford is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England....
. It has a population of 46,861.
History
It was formed in 1974 from the Melton Mowbray Urban District and the Melton and Belvoir Rural DistrictMelton and Belvoir Rural District
Melton and Belvoir Rural District was a rural district of Leicestershire, England, from 1935 to 1974.It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Melton Mowbray Rural District and the Belvoir Rural District, with part going to Melton Mowbray urban district also.In 1974, under the Local Government...
. The council offices on Nottingham Road burnt down on May 30 2008. Also on the opposite side of the road is the East Midlands Regional Assembly
East Midlands Regional Assembly
The East Midlands Regional Assembly was a regional assembly for the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.It was based at Melton.-History:...
.
Culture
The borough loudly claims to be the Home of Stilton Cheese and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies.Parishes
- Ab KettlebyAb KettlebyAb Kettleby is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is north of Melton Mowbray, along the A606 road, and has a population of 501....
, AsfordbyAsfordbyAsfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road.The parish consists of Asfordby proper, Asfordby Valley and Asfordby Hill, which together have a population of around 3,000... - Barkestone-le-ValeBarkestone-le-ValeBarkestone-le-Vale is a village in the northeast of Leicestershire, England.-History:The village originated as a 7th-century settlement, and is mentioned as a parish in the 1086 Domesday Book...
, Plungar and RedmileRedmileRedmile is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, about north of Melton Mowbray and west of Grantham, in the Vale of Belvoir....
, BelvoirBelvoir, LeicestershireBelvoir is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is close to the county boundary, the nearest town being Grantham in Lincolnshire ....
, BottesfordBottesford, LeicestershireThis page is about the English village of Bottesford near Grantham. For the Bottesford near Scunthorpe, see Bottesford, LincolnshireBottesford is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England....
, BuckminsterBuckminsterBuckminster is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is on the B676 road, between Melton Mowbray and the A1.... - Broughton and Old DalbyBroughton and Old DalbyBroughton and Old Dalby is a civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,400. It includes Nether Broughton and Old Dalby. However, Upper Broughton also has an LE14 postcode but lies entirely within Nottinghamshire and is...
, Burton and DalbyBurton and DalbyBurton and Dalby is a civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, to the south of Melton Mowbray. It covers the villages of Burton Lazars, Great Dalby and Little Dalby and according to the 2001 census had a population of 895.... - Clawson, Hose and HarbyClawson, Hose and HarbyClawson, Hose and Harby is a civil parish in Leicestershire, part of the borough of Melton.-See also:*Harby, Leicestershire*Hose, Leicestershire*Long Clawson...
, Croxton KerrialCroxton KerrialCroxton Kerrial is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the southwest of Grantham and northeast of Melton Mowbray— west of Leicestershire's boundary with Lincolnshire...
and Branston, - EatonEaton, LeicestershireEaton is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It is situated in the Vale of Belvoir and its current population is about 900 people. Eaton has a church, a village hall, a public house called "The Castle", a children's park and a new village shop...
, EastwellEastwell, LeicestershireEastwell is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Leicestershire, England.For the purposes of administration Eastwell is part of the civil parish of Eaton that, in turn, forms part of the borough of Melton. Eastwell lost its own civil parish status in 1936... - FreebyFreebyFreebyis a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, about three miles east of Melton Mowbray. The parish has a population of about 300 .-History:...
, FrisbyFrisby on the WreakeFrisby on the Wreake is a village in England located near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.The name of the village was coined by Danish invaders in the 9th or 10th centuries and refers to the farm or settlement of the Frisians. The "on the Wreake" suffix was added later to distinguish the village...
and Kirby - GaddesbyGaddesbyGaddesby is a village in Leicestershire, England, south of Melton Mowbray and north east of Leicester. In 1936 the civil parish of Ashby Folville was merged with Gaddesby.Present day Gaddesby has 170 households and a population of almost 450...
, Garthorpe, GrimstonGrimston, LeicestershireGrimston is a village and a civil parish in the Melton District, in the English county of Leicestershire.-Amenities:Grimston has a pub, a place of worship and once also had a railway station called Grimston railway station.-External links:...
, SaxelbyeSaxelbyeSaxelbye is a small village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. The village lies about three miles to the north-west of Melton Mowbray and is situated on the southern slope of the ridge that makes up the southern boundary of the Vale of Belvoir.It is part of Grimston, Saxelbye...
, Shoby - Goadby MarwoodGoadby MarwoodGoadby Marwood is a village in the north of the English county of Leicestershire. It is about six miles north of Melton Mowbray and a few miles from the Vale of Belvoir....
- HarbyHarby, LeicestershireHarby is a village in the English county of Leicestershire.The village is pleasantly situated on the south side of the Grantham Canal.Harby is in the far north-east of the county in the Vale of Belvoir, north of the town of Melton Mowbray, south west of the town of Grantham...
- Hoby with RotherbyHoby with RotherbyHoby with Rotherby is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 594. It includes the villages of Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale and Brooksby. The parish is part of Melton local government district, and within the Rutland and Melton constituency.- External...
- Knossington and Cold Overton
- ScalfordScalfordScalford is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies 4 miles to the north of Melton Mowbray at the southern end of the Vale of Belvoir....
, SomerbySomerby, LeicestershireSomerby is a small village and civil parish south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.Somerby is a small country village containing a parish church , a primary school, a Doctor's surgery,a pub, a small shop/post office, and a large Equestrian Centre...
, SproxtonSproxton, LeicestershireSproxton is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It has a population of 480....
, StathernStathernStathern is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is in the Vale of Belvoir about north of Melton Mowbray. In the 2001 census the parish had 288 dwellings, and a population of 672.-External links:... - Twyford and ThorpeTwyford and ThorpeTwyford and Thorpe is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England, comprising the villages of Twyford and Thorpe Satchville, and the hamlet of John O' Gaunt. The parish, which is in the Melton district, has a population of 612 at the time of the 2001 census.Twyford is in the south of the parish, and...
- WalthamWaltham on the WoldsWaltham on the Wolds is a village located in the civil parish of Waltham and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England, about northeast of Melton Mowbray and south-west of Grantham on the A607 road.-Geography:...
and Thorpe ArnoldThorpe ArnoldThorpe Arnold is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. Situated on the top of a hill close to the town of Melton Mowbray, Thorpe Arnold is a small farming village with roots going back to before its first recorded mention in the Domesday Book of 1086...
, WymondhamWymondham, Leicestershirethumb|left|Church Lane, WymondhamWymondham is a village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. It is part of a civil parish which also covers the nearby hamlet of Edmondthorpe. The parish has a population of about 600. It is close to the county borders with Lincolnshire and Rutland,...
Political representation
There are 28 councillors, of which twenty one are Conservative and so control the council. Seven are Labour in the Melton Egerton, Melton Newport, Dorian, Craven and Asfordby wards. The Conservative leader of the council lives in SproxtonSproxton, Leicestershire
Sproxton is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It has a population of 480....
, representing the Wymondham ward.
The Melton and Rutland constituency is Conservative.
East Midlands Councils is based opposite the Melton brough offices on the A606.
Geography
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
, in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, to the east, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
to the south, Charnwood
Charnwood (borough)
Charnwood is a borough of northern Leicestershire, England. It is named after Charnwood Forest, which it contains. Loughborough is the largest town in the district and serves as the borough's administrative and commercial centre.-History:...
to the west (along the A46
A46 road
The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...
Fosse Way
Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England that linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln in Lincolnshire, via Ilchester , Bath , Cirencester and Leicester .It joined Akeman Street and Ermin Way at Cirencester, crossed Watling Street at Venonis south...
), and Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in West Bridgford. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by merging the West Bridgford Urban District, the Bingham Rural District and part of Basford Rural District.-Political representation:The...
and Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton....
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
to the north. The north part of the district is known as the Vale of Belvoir
Vale of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir is an area of natural beauty on the borders of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in England. Indeed, the name itself derives from the Norman-French for beautiful view.-Extent and geology:...
.
Economy
Farming and food production are the main industries with Pedigree PetfoodsPedigree Petfoods
Pedigree Petfoods is a subsidiary of the american group Mars, Incorporated specializing in pet food, with factories in Great Britain at Melton Mowbray, Peterborough and Birstall, Leeds; and offices at Waltham-on-the-Wolds.-Manchester:...
in Melton, and its Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition
Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition
The Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, also known as the Waltham Centre for Pet Care and Nutrition, is a nutrition research centre owned by Pedigree Petfoods at Waltham on the Wolds in Leicestershire. It claims to be the world's leading authority on pet food research...
at Waltham on the Wolds
Waltham on the Wolds
Waltham on the Wolds is a village located in the civil parish of Waltham and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England, about northeast of Melton Mowbray and south-west of Grantham on the A607 road.-Geography:...
. There is a large creamery (Long Clawson Dairy) at Long Clawson
Long Clawson
Long Clawson is a small village in Leicestershire, England.There is some debate about the origin of the village's name; one theory is that there were once two villages named Clawson and Claxton, which grew together and became Long Clawson...
. Samworth Brothers
Samworth Brothers
Samworth Brothers are a Leicestershire-based food manufacturer, the owner of Cornish pasty maker Ginsters, and the largest maker of certified Melton Mowbray pork pies. It is listed at number four in The Times Top Track 250.-History:...
are headquartered in Melton. The Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Royal Army Veterinary Corps
The Royal Army Veterinary Corps is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. It is a small but technically competent corps forming part of the Army Medical Services...
and Defence Animal Centre
Defence Animal Centre
The Defence Animal Centre is a training centre, based in Melton Mowbray, east Leicestershire, that trains animals for all three armed forces. It is also of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. The DAC now comes under command of the Royal School of Military Engineering.-History:The Army moved in in...
are also in Melton.
The Birmingham to Peterborough Line
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is a cross-country railway line in the United Kingdom, linking Birmingham to Peterborough, via Nuneaton and Leicester....
runs through the borough, and the borough is criss-crossed by the A607 (Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
-Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
) and the A606 (Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
-Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
). Both these roads meet in the centre of Melton (outside Melton Brooksby College), with resulting congestion.
Education
Until September 2008, the district operated the three-tier educationThree-tier education
Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types. A similar experiment was also trialled in Scotland....
system, whereby there were three middle schools. Everyone in the district went to the same upper school in Melton from 14-18. At both GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
and A level, the district's results are above the England average. Students can also attend Brooksby Melton College
Brooksby Melton College
Brooksby Melton College is a further education college based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The college has three campuses: two in Melton Mowbray itself and a third about west of Melton in the village of Brooksby.-External links:*...
from 16-18, but it gets no better results but it is mainly a vocational further education college for practical skills.