Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town as well as 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 houses at the 2001 census. The population had actually increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of city government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The town sits on rather 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 suggest either 'middle town' or 'mill community'. 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 style of home. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it contains numerous monuments to the Astley family, that formerly lived at Melton Constable Hall.
