Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village 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 families at the 2001 census. The population had increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of city government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village remains on relatively high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This may suggest 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 as 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 has several monuments to the Astley family, who formerly stayed at Melton Constable Hall.