Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and also civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) as well as had a population of 518 in 225 families at the 2001 census. The population had raised to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of city government, it falls within the district 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 may indicate 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 bishop of Norwich. Melton Constable Hall is considered as the finest sampling of the Christopher Wren style of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it has many monuments to the Astley family, who formerly stayed at Melton Constable Hall.
