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MELTON, a village and a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Deben, adjacent to the East Suffolk railway, 1¼ mile NE of Woodbridge; is a large place; has a post office under Woodbridge, a station with telegraph on the railway, an iron-foundry and machine-works, and fairs on the second Tuesday of Sept., and the second Wednesday after Michaelmas; and carries on a trade in corn, coals, and other things on the river. The parish comprises 1,420 acres. Real property, £5,131. Pop., 1,084. Houses, 180. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Ely. Melton Hall is the seat of J. R. Wood, Esq.; Melton Lodge, of J. Packe, Esq.; Foxborough Hall, ofWalford, Esq.; Hill House, of Lieut. Col. F. W. Schreiber; Fern Hill, of Capt. R. Rouse; Retreat, of J. S. Dean, Esq.; the Hermitage, of J. Macquean, Esq.; the Red House, of Mrs. Day; and Wilford Lodge, of Mrs. Bates. The county lunatic asylum stands about a mile N of the village; was originally a house of industry for the hundreds of Wilford and Loes; was purchased in 1827 for the reception of pauper lunatics; and, at the census of 1861, had 355 inmates. There are clay and sand pits, and brick-works. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £347. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The new church stands in the centre of the village; was built in 1868; and is in the decorated English style, with tower and spire 100 feet high. The old church stands at a distance from the village; contains a triple-canopied brass of 1430; and has been converted into a cemetery chapel. There are a national school, and charities £48.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Melton AP/CP Woodbridge RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Melton |
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