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| 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.
St Peter's, Melton Constable, the Church of England parish church, is located within Melton Constable park; it is a Grade I listed building.[4] The church 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.[5]
The River Bure has its source in the parish, just south of the village, roughly half-way between the village and the parish church.[6]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade I) (1049221)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25000