"Melton Grange" was built around 1745, "Melton Hill" to the higher ground north-east of the village was established in the late 1700s, "Melton House" was constructed around 1830; a Roman burial was discovered near Melton House around 1840, including a gold brooch.In 1840 the Hull and Selby Railway opened, passing Melton about south of the village.