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Text Box: Melton is a small market town. The town is most famous for its fox hunting, which has recently been banned, stilton cheese and pork pies. it is a popular and lively place to visit, especially on market days. Melton's history is still evident today if one looks above the modern shop frontages and at buildings such as the Anne of Cleaves' house this was a gift from King Henry VIII to his divorced wife in the mid 16th century. The cathedral sized st. Mary's church dates from 1170. Known as the statelist and most impressive of all Leicester churches, its 100 foot tower dominates the town.