Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English region of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 families at the 2001 census. The population had enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of city government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village rests on rather high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first confirmed in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This may suggest either 'middle town' or 'mill town'. 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 considered as the finest specimen of the Christopher Wren design of home. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it has many monuments to the Astley family, who formerly lived at Melton Constable Hall.