High Melton

High Melton
Village
St James' churchyard
High Melton Location within the City of Doncaster Show map of the City of Doncaster district High Melton Location within South Yorkshire Show map of South Yorkshire
Area	6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population	300 (2011)
•  Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
•  London	146 mi (235 km)  SSE
Civil parish	High Melton
Metropolitan borough	City of Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Doncaster
Postcode district	DN5
Dialling code	01302
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Doncaster North
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°30′42″N1°14′03″W / 53.5118°N 1.2343°W / 53.5118; -1.2343

High Melton is a village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 339 in 2001, ^[1] reducing to 300 at the 2011 Census. ^[2]

History

In August 2019, 13 men and women fell ill after accidentally ingesting cannabis concealed in cakes during a national festival for metal detectorists called 'Coil to the Soil'. ^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in High Melton

References

1. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – High Melton Parish (00CE026)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 3 July 2019.
2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – High Melton Parish (E04000082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 3 July 2019.
3. "Metal detectorists taken ill eating 'cannabis cakes' in High Melton". BBC . 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links

• High Melton, Doncaster and District Family History Society Archived 14 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine