In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Melton like this:
MELTON-MAGNA, a parish, with a village, in Henste ad district, Norfolk; near the river Yare, 2¾ miles NW of Hethersett r. station, and 4 NE by N of Wymondham. Post town, Wymondham. Acres, 2,485. Real property, £4,213. Po p., 368. Houses, 78. The manor, Melton Hall, and most of the land, belong to the Rev. ...
H. E. Lombe. The present parish comprises two ancient parishes, M.St. Mary and M. All Saints, consolidated in the time of Queen Anne. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £753.* Patron, Cains College, Cambridge. The church of St. Mary is later English; and consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and small tower. The church of All Saints is a ruin, and has a fine ivy-clad tower. There is a village school.
Great Melton through time
Great Melton is now part of South Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Melton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Melton in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2295
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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