Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 homes at the 2001 census. The population had boosted to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the objectives of local government, it drops within the area of North Norfolk. The village remains on rather high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first proved in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Maeltuna'. This might mean 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 bishop of Norwich. Melton Constable Hall is considered the finest sampling of the Christopher Wren style of house. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it contains several monuments to the Astley family, who formerly resided at Melton Constable Hall.