High Melton

High Melton
High Melton
Village
	St James' churchyard
	High Melton Location within the City of Doncaster High Melton Location within 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″N 1°14′03″W / 53.5118°N 1.2343°W

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]

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]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

High Melton, Doncaster and District Family History Society

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[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.

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