| Melton Constable | |
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 The war memorial and the former elementary school | |
  Melton Constable Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population | 618 (2011) |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG042331 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MELTON CONSTABLE |
| Postcode district | NR24 |
| Dialling code | 01263 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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 households at the 2001 census.[1] The population had increased to 618 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village sits on fairly high ground south-west of Holt.
The place-name Melton Constable is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Maeltuna. This may mean either 'middle town' 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.[3]
Melton Constable Hall is regarded as the finest specimen of the Christopher Wren style of house.
The parish church of St Peter's, Melton Constable is located within Melton Constable park; it contains many monuments to the Astley family, who formerly resided at Melton Constable Hall.
The village was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[4]
The River Bure has its source in the parish, just south of the village, roughly half-way between the village and the parish church.[5]
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p. 321.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25000