Burgh Parva

Burgh Parva has been described as a "decayed parish". In the early 19th-century it was said to total 400 acres, and belonged to Lord Hastings. But the civil parish has long been absorbed into Melton Constable. Burgh Parva today contains only the church and the Hall along with its farm buildings.

St. Mary's Church has been in ruins since the 17th-century, with only the tower just about intact today. Beside it stands the 'Tin Church' which was built early in the last century.

The Hall is 17th-century, originally part of the Melton Constable estate and used to house younger members of the Astley family. The North Wing was added in 1820 and became a serarate residence in the 1990s.

The Tin Church at Burgh Parva, and (top) Burgh Parva Hall.

The ruins of St. Mary's, Burgh Parva

• Melton Constable
• Briston
• Briningham
• Pigg's Grave
• Brinton
• Gunthorpe
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