Melton, Suffolk
| Melton | |
| Suffolk | |
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 St. Andrew's, Melton old church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°6’21"N, 1°19’54"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,718 (2001) |
| Local Government | |
Melton is a village in Suffolk, just one mile north-east of Woodbridge. It is a sizable place, with a 2001 recorded population of 3,718, for the whole parish.
The village is served by Melton railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft 'East Suffolk Line'.
Melton is listed in the Domesday Book.
In 1774 a local Act established the Loes and Wilford Hundred Incorporation at Melton. The House of Industry (workhouse) operated until 1826. From 1826 the building became the Suffolk County Asylum for Pauper Lunatics. Much altered during the 19th and early 20th centuries, in 1916 the asylum became known as St Audry's Hospital, which was closed in 1993 (approx date).[1] The buildings have been converted into residential accommodation.
Melton was originally settled around the old church in the north east of Melton, later moving to Yarmouth Road, which is the old road between Great Yarmouth and London. The bestselling Victorian novelist Henry Seton Merriman died at Melton in 1903.
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References
- ↑ "Suffolk County Asylum: St Audrey's Hospital". County Asylums. http://www.countyasylums.com/mentalasylums/staudrys01.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2009.