Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town and civil parish in the English region of Norfolk. It covers a location 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 boosted to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of city government, it falls within the area of North Norfolk. The town sits on rather 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 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 as the finest specimen 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 lived at Melton Constable Hall.
