melton mowbray () is a town in leicestershire, england, north-east of leicester, and south-east of nottingham. it lies on the river eye and the river wreake and has a population of 25,554. the town is well known for a culinary speciality, the melton mowbray pork pie, and as the home of one of the six licensed makers of stilton cheese. melton mowbray is sometimes promoted as britain's "rural capital of food".