Melton Constable

proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England; the village is partly in Briston parish to the east (OS grid ref TG0433).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England; the village is partly in Briston parish to the east (OS grid ref TG0433).

Origin

Listed as Maeltuna in the Domesday Book, to Melton Constable by 1320; for land held by the constable of the Bishop of Norwich.

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Melton Constable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melton%20Constable

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