Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and also had a population of 518 in 225 houses at the 2001 census. The population had enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village remains on rather high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first confirmed in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This may mean either 'middle community' or 'mill town'. There is a referral to 'Constabularius de Melton' in 1197, as the land was held by the constable of the bishop of Norwich. Melton Constable Hall is regarded as the finest sampling of the Christopher Wren design of house. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it has lots of monuments to the Astley family, that previously stayed at Melton Constable Hall.