Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and also civil parish in the English area of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 households at the 2001 census. The population had actually enhanced to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it drops within the district of North Norfolk. The town rests 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 may imply either 'middle community' or 'mill community'. 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 sampling of the Christopher Wren style of house. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it contains numerous monuments to the Astley family, that formerly lived at Melton Constable Hall.