West Melton | |
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Location within South Yorkshire | |
Population | 3,007 (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 | |
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.