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Melton Mowbray contains a rare example of early town government. The Melton Mowbray Town Estate [31] was founded in 1549, during the Reformation, when two townsfolk sold silver and plate sequestered from the church and bought land to be held in trust for all inhabitants. It provided early forms of education and the first street lighting, and ...
The station has had several names during its existence. After opening as Melton in 1846 it was renamed Melton Mowbray on 1 November 1876 and then Melton Mowbray South in 1923. In 1957 it was renamed Melton Mowbray Town to distinguish it from Melton Mowbray North (though this had closed to regular traffic in 1953). It was given its current name ...
Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its only town, Melton Mowbray. The borough also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The north of the district includes part of the Vale of Belvoir. Melton is the least populous district of its type and the ...
In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "Melton Mowbray Corn Exchange and Public Rooms Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The site they selected was on the east side of Nottingham Street. [2]
Melton Mowbray appears to have become the Eye basin's trading centre in Saxon times. Its market probably predates the Norman conquest and is one of the few in England listed in the Domesday Book (1085). Melton continues as the main trading centre in the area throughout medieval times, up to the present day.
Melton Mowbray is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Southern Midlands and Central Highlands, in the Midlands region of Tasmania. It is located about 63 kilometres (39 mi) north of the city of Hobart. [2] The 2016 census determined a population of 65 for the state suburb of Melton Mowbray. [1]
Pages in category "Melton Mowbray" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Melton Town F.C. Melton Vale Post 16 Centre; Robert de Mowbray; R.
Melton Mowbray St Marys SE aspect. St Mary's Church is the largest and "stateliest" parish church in Leicestershire, [4] with visible remains dating mainly from the 13th-15th centuries. The stonework in the lowest section of the tower, which has Norman windows, dates from 1170, although there were certainly one or more Anglo-Saxon churches on ...