Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village as well as civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers a location of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) as well as 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 district of North Norfolk. The village sits on relatively 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 mean 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 the finest sampling of the Christopher Wren design of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it has several monuments to the Astley family, who formerly stayed at Melton Constable Hall.