Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers a location of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 households at the 2001 census. The population had actually boosted to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of city government, it falls within the area of North Norfolk. The village rests on rather high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This may indicate either 'middle community' or 'mill town'. There is a reference 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 style of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it includes lots of monuments to the Astley family, that formerly stayed at Melton Constable Hall.