Melton, Suffolk

Melton
St. Andrew's, Melton old church
Melton is located in Suffolk
Melton
Melton
Location within Suffolk
Population3,741 (2011)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWOODBRIDGE
Postcode districtIP12
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°06′21″N 1°19′54″E / 52.105752°N 1.331663°E / 52.105752; 1.331663

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]

  1. ^ "Melton Village Profile". Melton Parish Council. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Melton Parish (1170221181)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Ordnance Survey (16 September 2015). Woodbridge & Saxmundham (Map). 1:25,000. Explorer. ISBN 0319244059. 212.
  4. ^ "History". Melton Parish Council. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Melton Park". Melton Park Management Company. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ Melton Old Gaol Historic Suffolk record