Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and also civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers a location of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and also had a population of 518 in 225 families at the 2001 census. The population had actually boosted to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The town sits on fairly high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first confirmed in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This might imply either 'middle community' or 'mill community'. There is a recommendation 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 sampling of the Christopher Wren style of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it consists of many monuments to the Astley family, that formerly resided at Melton Constable Hall.