Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and 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 families at the 2001 census. The population had enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the objectives 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 testified in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This may suggest either 'middle town' or 'mill town'. 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 home. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it includes numerous monuments to the Astley family, who formerly stayed at Melton Constable Hall.
