West Melton

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. 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.

History
On 31 December 1894 West Melton became a civil parish, formed from Brampton Bierlow, on 1 April 1923 the parish was abolished and merged with Wath upon Dearne. In 1921 the parish had a population of 4745. It is now in the unparished area of Wath upon Dearne.

Notable people

 * Bernard Radford (1908–1986), footballer