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MELTON, a township-chapelry in Welton parish, E. R. Yorkshire; near the Hull and Selby railway and the Humber, 1¼ mile WNW of Ferriby r. station, and 8½ W of Hull. It has a post office under Brough. Acres, 900. Real property, £1,680. Pop., 175. Houses, 36. The manor belongs to Mrs. R. Whitaker. There are brick and tile works. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Welton, in the diocese of York.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Melton Parish Welton Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Melton |
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