Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and civil parish in the English region of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) as well as had a population of 518 in 225 homes at the 2001 census. The population had increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the objectives 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 attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This may indicate either 'middle community' or 'mill town'. There is a reference 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 lies within Melton Constable park; it includes lots of monuments to the Astley family, who previously lived at Melton Constable Hall.