Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and also civil parish in the English area of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and also had a population of 518 in 225 homes at the 2001 census. The population had actually enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of local government, it drops within the area of North Norfolk. The town sits on rather high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This might indicate either 'middle town' or 'mill town'. There is a reference to 'Constabularius de Melton' in 1197, as the land was held by the constable of the bishop 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 lies within Melton Constable park; it includes lots of monuments to the Astley family, that formerly resided at Melton Constable Hall.
