Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English region of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and had a population of 518 in 225 houses at the 2001 census. The population had boosted to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the functions of city government, it drops within the area of North Norfolk. The village remains on relatively high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name 'Melton Constable' is first proved in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Maeltuna'. This might suggest 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 sampling of the Christopher Wren style of residence. The church of St Peter's Melton Constable lies within Melton Constable park; it includes lots of monuments to the Astley family, who previously lived at Melton Constable Hall.