In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Melton like this:
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.
Melton through time
Melton is now part of Suffolk Coastal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Suffolk Coastal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Melton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melton in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7497
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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