Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and also 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 houses at the 2001 census. The population had actually enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the area of North Norfolk. The village remains on relatively 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 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 considered the finest specimen of the Christopher Wren design of home. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it includes several monuments to the Astley family, that formerly stayed at Melton Constable Hall.