Norfolk: Melton Constable

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Melton Constable is about 4 miles S.W. of Holt.
It is united with Burgh Parva.
See also Great Melton and Little Melton.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Melton Constable.
See Thornage

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter: Description and pictures.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1869 (and for the censuses in 1851 and 1861), Melton Constable was in Erpingham Registration District.

In 1869 it was transferred to Walsingham Registration District for civil registration until 1930, and for the censuses of 1871 to 1901.

Description and Travel

Bunn, Rhoda: Melton Constable, Briston and district: A portrait in old picture postcards.
[ISBN 1870708636, S.B. Publications, 1991]
Bunn, Rhoda: Melton Constable, Briston and district: A further portrait in old picture postcards.
[ISBN 1904136133, Wymondham, 1990s?]
Vaughan, Adrian: Melton Constable: Notes on its development and social life.
[Unpublished manuscript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 2000?]
Melton Constable: The Hall, churches, etc.
Melton Constable: Description and pictures.
Briston and District News: News and events for Briston, Melton Constable, and Hindolveston.

Gazetteers and Directories

Melton Constable is in Holt hundred.

Land and Property

Melton Constable Hall: Picture of the hall.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Erpingham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Names, Personal

Astley: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

In 1783, the parishes of Brinton, Melton Constable and Burgh Parva united to form a Gilbert Union. The House of Industry was in this parish.
Brinton House of Industry
Description and pictures.
In 1869 all three parishes became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

Schools

Howells, E.B: Melton Constable Secondary School: Golden jubilee, 1913-1963: A historical sketch.
[The School, 1963]

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