High Melton

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High Melton
Village
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St James' churchyard
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High Melton
Location within the City of Doncaster
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High Melton
Location within South Yorkshire
Area6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population300 (2011)
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
  London 146 mi (235 km)  SSE
Civil parish
  • High Melton
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Doncaster
Postcode district DN5
Dialling code 01302
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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]

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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]

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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. Retrieved 28 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)