Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 homes at the 2001 census. The population had actually enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of city government, it drops within the district of North Norfolk. The town remains on rather high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first proved in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This may imply 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 considered the finest sampling of the Christopher Wren style of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it contains many monuments to the Astley family, who formerly lived at Melton Constable Hall.
