Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a town as well as civil parish in the English area of Norfolk. It covers a location of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and also had a population of 518 in 225 households at the 2001 census. The population had actually increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of local government, it drops within the area of North Norfolk. The village remains on fairly 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 might indicate either 'middle town' or 'mill community'. There is a recommendation 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 specimen of the Christopher Wren design of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it consists of lots of monuments to the Astley family, who previously stayed at Melton Constable Hall.