Great Melton | |
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![]() Ruin of St Mary, Great Melton | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
Population | 163 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG135057 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR9 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Great Melton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) and had a population of 148 in 59 households at the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 163 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.
There is a local legend that the area is haunted by a phantom coach, containing four ladies in white.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Great Melton parish information". South Norfolk Council. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Page 101". The Hethersett Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
External links
Media related to Great Melton at Wikimedia Commons