Melton Constable is a town and also 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 enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the objectives 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 testified in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This might imply either 'middle community' or 'mill community'. There is a recommendation 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 design of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it consists of many monuments to the Astley family, that previously lived at Melton Constable Hall.