High Melton
Village
St James' churchyard
High Melton is located in the City of Doncaster district
High Melton
High Melton
Location within the City of Doncaster
High Melton is located in South Yorkshire
High Melton
High Melton
Location within South Yorkshire
Area6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population300 (2011)
• Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
• London146 mi (235 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • High Melton
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDoncaster
Postcode districtDN5
Dialling code01302
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°30′42″N 1°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]

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

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.

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