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Great Melton
Great Melton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Great Melton is located 9.4 miles (15.1 km) south-east of Dereham and 6.3 miles (10.1 km) west of Norwich.
Two hoards of Roman coins have been discovered in Great Melton equating to around 300 coins in total.
Great Melton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the large middle farm/settlement.
In the Domesday Book, Great Melton is listed as a settlement of 79 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Godric the Steward and Ranulf Peverel.
In the Eighteenth Century, Melton Hall was built. Some of the original buildings remain but most of the ground have reverted to agricultural use.
A field within Great Melton, upon which the old Norwich Road ran, is reputed to be haunted by a carriage-drawn bridal party driven by a headless carriage driver which fell into a roadside pool. Similar stories are told about a similar field near Bury St Edmunds and another near Leigh, Dorset.
According to the 2021 census, Great Melton has a total population of 147 people which demonstrates a decrease from the 163 people listed in the 2011 census.
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Great Melton
Great Melton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Great Melton is located 9.4 miles (15.1 km) south-east of Dereham and 6.3 miles (10.1 km) west of Norwich.
Two hoards of Roman coins have been discovered in Great Melton equating to around 300 coins in total.
Great Melton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the large middle farm/settlement.
In the Domesday Book, Great Melton is listed as a settlement of 79 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Godric the Steward and Ranulf Peverel.
In the Eighteenth Century, Melton Hall was built. Some of the original buildings remain but most of the ground have reverted to agricultural use.
A field within Great Melton, upon which the old Norwich Road ran, is reputed to be haunted by a carriage-drawn bridal party driven by a headless carriage driver which fell into a roadside pool. Similar stories are told about a similar field near Bury St Edmunds and another near Leigh, Dorset.
According to the 2021 census, Great Melton has a total population of 147 people which demonstrates a decrease from the 163 people listed in the 2011 census.