High Melton

Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

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  • High Melton
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  • City of Doncaster
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  • South Yorkshire
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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]

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

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.
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