MELTON, a parish in the hundred of WILFORD,
county of SUFFOLK, 2 miles (N.E.) from Woodbridge,
containing 607 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
rectory, in the archdeaconry of Suffolk, and diocese of
Norwich, rated in the king's books at £9. 6. 8., and
in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The
church is dedicated to St. Andrew. What was formerly
the House of Industry for the hundred of Wilford is in
this parish; it has been converted into a county lunatic
asylum. There are a large iron-foundry and an
extensive building establishment in the parish. The
river Deben is navigable on the south-east, where it
is crossed by Wilford bridge.