Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore New Sharlston, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the New Sharlston map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | New Sharlston |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.678536 |
| Longitude | -1.426199 |
| Place Type | Village |
New Sharlston bears the quiet imprint of an industrial past, where the earth still holds the memory of deep seams and working iron. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-west of Normanton (from Normanton: bearing 197°T, OS grid SE 380 203), and is situated south-east of Warmfield village. The horizon here is defined by modest elevations, with Marshall Hill rising half a mile to the north-west to catch the first grey light of a Yorkshire morning. Beneath the shifting clouds, the landscape retains traces of former industry, most notably at the Sharlston Common Coal And Ironstone Workings, where the soil has been reclaimed by persistent grasses. New Sharlston maintains a grounded character, its streets shaped by the practical needs of those who once laboured in the dark beneath the fields. The air carries a crisp, open quality, untroubled by the bustle of larger hubs, as if the land itself prefers a slower pace of existence. Even now, the remnants of human endeavour remain etched into the topography, offering a silent account of the coal-dusted years that defined the local rhythm. These hills and hollows possess a stoic beauty, reflecting a resilience that persists long after the furnaces have cooled and the pit heads have vanished.
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Explore New Sharlston, West Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.678536, -1.426199. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |