At Nene Valley Firewood, we supply top-quality kiln-dried logs with free delivery and stacking across Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages. Whether you’re in town or tucked away in the Leicestershire countryside, our local team delivers straight to your door. Fast, friendly, and five-star rated. Keep your home warm with sustainably sourced wood, dried and ready to burn.

We also offer free delivery to all of the local areas around Melton Mowbray including Somerby, Tilton on the Hill, Oakham, Rothley and Loughborough. Whether you live near Melton Carnegie Museum, close to Twinlakes Theme Park, or near Egerton Park and Cricket Ground, we’ll bring your logs right to your door.

You might’ve seen our delivery vans near Melton Mowbray Country Park, St Mary’s Church or on the A607. Whether you’re in a Victorian terrace near the town centre or a countryside home on the outskirts, we’re here to keep your firewood topped up all year round.

Send us a picture of one of our vans in Melton Mowbray and we’ll add some free firelighters to your next order!

Fire in Market Town Life and Industry

• From Anglo-Saxon and medieval times, Melton Mowbray was a thriving market town with two water mills recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. These mills on the River Eye were powered by water rather than fire, but alterations to medieval buildings, such as a circular stone wall in Church Street exposed to intense heat, likely indicate ovens or hearths that supplied cooking or baking functions, possibly a manor oven, from the 13th century onward.

Woodworking & Timber Use

• In the early 20th century, Midland Woodworking Company was a major employer in Melton. Based on Snow Hill, the mill produced windows, stairs, and even wartime wooden glider components. Around 1962, a serious fire at the mill destroyed stored timber and fueled vehicles, underscoring the risks of wood-based industry.
• Archival heritage records also highlight Victorian saw-mills, timber yards, seasoning sheds, and woodworkers’ workshops, some of which were rebuilt after a fire in 1892. These reflect how wood and fire intersected in Melton’s industrial landscape.

Architectural Wood in Local Landmarks

• Many of Melton’s historic buildings are timber‑framed or contained wooden components, such as Anne of Cleves’ House, Bede House, and older structures along Nottingham Street, Sherrard Street, and King Street. Maintenance and restorations would have used local timber and craft, but not necessarily fired ovens or kilns for fabrication. Medieval stone carvings from wool-houses were later integrated vertically in restored facades in the late 19th century, showing wood’s complementary role in architectural heritage.

Civic Fire Use and Public Blazes

• While there’s no record of large-scale urban fires devastating the town, modern Melton Country Park experienced multiple arson attempts in late 2023, prompting fire crews to raise public warnings about damage to play areas and wildlife spots.
• Local fire services, such as the Melton Mowbray Fire Station, have historically engaged in grassroots public engagement, including open days and addressing straw bale and woodland fires in surrounding areas, underlining the civic link between wood fuel and fire safety.

Melton Mowbray’s historic relationship with fire is intertwined with domestic and industrial settings, from medieval ovens in market structures, to furnace-fired mills, to modern mill fires. Wood, meanwhile, powered local craftsmanship and construction but also posed fire risks, particularly in saw-mill operations. Though not known for dramatic town fires, safety and fire management have long been part of its civic story.