| Melton | |
|---|---|
 St. Andrew's, Melton old church | |
  Melton Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 3,741 (2011) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOODBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | IP12 |
| UK Parliament | |
Melton is a village in Suffolk, England, located approximately one mile northeast of Woodbridge. The 2001 census recorded a population of 3,718,[1] the population increasing to 3,741 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is served by Melton railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.[3] The parish contains 'Woodbridge' Melton, an area of building contiguous with Woodbridge but separated from most of Melton by the wood,[3] 'Village' Melton, centred around the A1152 and A1438,[4] Melton Park or Melton St Audry's, a housing estate converted from an asylum,[5] and various outlying hamlets.[3]
Melton was the effective capital of the Liberty of St Etheldreda and housed a gaol and various other buildings.[6]
- ^ "Melton Village Profile". Melton Parish Council. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Melton Parish (1170221181)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Ordnance Survey (16 September 2015). Woodbridge & Saxmundham (Map). 1:25,000. Explorer. ISBN 0319244059. 212.
- ^ "History". Melton Parish Council. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Melton Park". Melton Park Management Company. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Melton Old Gaol Historic Suffolk record