Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village as well as civil parish in the English area of Norfolk. It covers a location of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and also had a population of 518 in 225 households at the 2001 census. The population had increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of city government, it falls within the area of North Norfolk. The town rests on fairly high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first testified in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This might imply either 'middle town' or 'mill community'. There is a referral to 'Constabularius de Melton' in 1197, as the land was held by the constable of the diocesan of Norwich. Melton Constable Hall is regarded as the finest specimen of the Christopher Wren design of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it has numerous monuments to the Astley family, that previously stayed at Melton Constable Hall.
