Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town as well as civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers a location of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 families at the 2001 census. The population had actually raised to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the objectives of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The town sits on fairly high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first confirmed in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This might imply 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 considered as the finest specimen of the Christopher Wren design of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it includes several monuments to the Astley family, that previously stayed at Melton Constable Hall.
