Melton, Suffolk

Melton
St. Andrew's, Melton old church
Melton Location within Suffolk
Population	3,741 (2011)
District	East Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOODBRIDGE
Postcode district	IP12
UK Parliament	Suffolk Coastal

Melton is a village in Suffolk, England, located approximately one mile north east of Woodbridge. The 2001 census recorded a population of 3,718,^[1] the population increasing to 3,741 at the 2011 Census.^[2] The village is served by Melton railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.

History

Melton was covered in the Domesday Book. In 1765 a local Act established the Loes and Wilford Hundred Incorporation at Melton. The House of Industry (workhouse) operated until its disincorporation in 1826. From 1826 the building became the Suffolk County Asylum for Pauper Lunatics. Much altered during the 19th and early 20th centuries, in 1916 the asylum became known as St Audry's Hospital, which was closed in 1993 (approx date).^[3] The buildings have been converted into residential accommodation.

Melton was originally settled around the old church in the north east of Melton, later moving to Yarmouth Road, which is the old road between Great Yarmouth and London. The bestselling Victorian novelist Henry Seton Merriman died at Melton in 1903.

Governance

Melton is part of the electoral ward called Melton and Ufford. The population of this was at the 2011 Census was 4,883.^[4]

References

External links

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