West Melton

{{short description|Village in South Yorkshire, England}}

{{about|the village in England|the town in New Zealand|West Melton, New Zealand|the suburb in Australia|Melton West, Victoria}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image = Cottage of Content Crossroads ,West Melton - geograph.org.uk - 320453.jpg

| static_image_width = 240px

| coordinates = {{coord|53.503516|-1.361768|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = West Melton

| population = 3,007

| population_ref = (2001)

| shire_district = Rotherham

| shire_county = South Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Wentworth

| post_town = ROTHERHAM

| postcode_district = S63

| postcode_area = S

| dial_code = 01709

| os_grid_reference = SE425005

}}

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.{{Google maps | url =https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.49949,-1.36078&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=53.49949,-1.36078| accessdate =10 March 2013}}

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.