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 had a population of 518 in 225 houses at the 2001 census. The population had boosted to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of city government, it drops within the area of North Norfolk. The village sits on fairly 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 might suggest 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 specimen of the Christopher Wren design of house. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it includes lots of monuments to the Astley family, who previously resided at Melton Constable Hall.