Melton

Built-Up Area: Woodbridge
Parish/Community: Melton
District/Borough: Suffolk Coastal
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°6'18"N 1°19'47"E
Eastings/Northings: 628142, 250432
OS Grid: TM281504
Mapcode Local: GBR WQ0.T8Y
Mapcode Global: VHLBQ.0CG2

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Melton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Melton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Melton.-- par. and vil. with ry. sta., Suffolk, on river Deben, 1 mile NE. of Woodbridge and 11½ miles NE. of Ipswich by rail, 1429 ac., pop. 1400; P.O.; has machine works and trade in corn and coals; in vicinity of vil. are Melton Hall and Melton Lodge, seats; 1 mile N. of vil. is the county lunatic asylum.

Melton in the Domesday Book

A village in Wilford hundred, in the county of Suffolk.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Free men, seven; Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Poitou
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger son of Arnold (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 12 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric of Laxfield
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Malet
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey son of Robert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
3rd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Edric Grim
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, six
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Meadow: 2 acres
4th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Healfdene
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Saswalo (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 7¼d in 1086
5th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Ely
- Taxable Value: 0 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2½d in 1086

British Place Names

Melton, Suffolk

Melton is a village in Woodbridge, Suffolk

Melton in historic gazetteers

Melton in the Domesday Book