Sharlston, West Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
Sharlston is a village and civil parish
situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wakefield
in West Yorkshire
, England
, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756. The village lies in the City of Wakefield
unitary district.
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Until April 1929, Sharlston formed part of the Warmfield parish, but is now managed by a parish council.
The village of New Sharlston was built after the Stanley
Main Pit was closed in 1866. The village consists of two rows of houses which were mostly occupied by the men who worked at the collieries of the surrounding area. Although always a small village, New Sharlston witnessed rapid decline since the 1984-85 miners' strike
which hit Sharlston and its surrounding villages hard.
The village has an amateur rugby league
team, Sharston Rovers, who recently won the Wakefield Division 2 cup, winning in the final thanks to a single converted try from Morton Hampson. The local professional team is Featherstone Rovers
in nearby Featherstone
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The village has had a recent change, that the old peoples home was knocked down and replace with new builds for rent and buy.
(2011)
The sharlston pub was closed due to unknown reasons, but now has been bought and made into a giant pharmacy.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756. The village lies in the City of Wakefield
City of Wakefield
The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. Wakefield is the district's administrative centre. The district includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. Other...
unitary district.
History
The village of Old Sharlston has existed for over five hundred years, with the oldest known record indicating that Sharlston Old Hall was built in 1574. In the early 18th century, the village of Sharlston was acquired by the Earl of WestmorlandEarl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
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Until April 1929, Sharlston formed part of the Warmfield parish, but is now managed by a parish council.
The village of New Sharlston was built after the Stanley
Stanley, West Yorkshire
Stanley is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about north-east of Wakefield city centre.Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire prior to 1974, being made up the four electoral wards of Lake Lock, Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe...
Main Pit was closed in 1866. The village consists of two rows of houses which were mostly occupied by the men who worked at the collieries of the surrounding area. Although always a small village, New Sharlston witnessed rapid decline since the 1984-85 miners' strike
UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
The UK miners' strike was a major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. It was a defining moment in British industrial relations, and its defeat significantly weakened the British trades union movement...
which hit Sharlston and its surrounding villages hard.
The village has an amateur rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team, Sharston Rovers, who recently won the Wakefield Division 2 cup, winning in the final thanks to a single converted try from Morton Hampson. The local professional team is Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in nearby Featherstone
Featherstone
Featherstone is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It lies south-west of Pontefract and has a population of 14,175.Featherstone railway station is on the Pontefract Line.-History:...
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The village has had a recent change, that the old peoples home was knocked down and replace with new builds for rent and buy.
(2011)
The sharlston pub was closed due to unknown reasons, but now has been bought and made into a giant pharmacy.