West Melton

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West Melton
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West Melton
Location within South Yorkshire
Population3,007 (2001)
OS grid reference SE425005
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ROTHERHAM
Postcode district S63
Dialling code 01709
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°30′13″N1°21′42″W / 53.503516°N 1.361768°W / 53.503516; -1.361768

West Melton is a former mining village in the Rotherham district, in South Yorkshire, England. It lies between Wath upon Dearne and Brampton Bierlow, roughly 5 miles north of Rotherham and 5 miles south-east of Barnsley. [1] It contains several churches, among them are West Melton United Reformed Church and Princess Street Methodist Church. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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History

On 31 December 1894 West Melton became a civil parish, formed from Brampton Bierlow, on 1 April 1923 the parish was abolished and merged with Wath upon Dearne. [2] In 1921 the parish had a population of 4745. [3] It is now in the unparished area of Wath upon Dearne.

National Grid history

A 163 ton transformer was taken to the electrical substation, from English Electric at Stafford in December 1952. [4] The first 42 miles of 275kW supergrid pylons to Staythorpe Power Station, in Nottinghamshire, opened on 15 July 1953. [5]

The pylons were built by Blaw-Knox. [6] [7]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "West Melton" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes West Melton CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics West Melton CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Times Wednesday 24 December 1952, page 3
  5. ↑ National Grid history
  6. ↑ Newark Advertiser Wednesday 22 July 1953, page 7
  7. ↑ Times Thursday 16 July 1953, page 3

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