Great Melton
Ruin of St Mary, Great Melton
Great Melton is located in Norfolk
Great Melton
Great Melton
Location within Norfolk
Area10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population163 
• Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG135057
Civil parish
  • Great Melton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR9
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast 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

  1. ↑ "Great Melton parish information". South Norfolk Council. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Page 101". The Hethersett Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

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