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Sharlston Common West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Place	Sharlston Common
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Wakefield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.667421
Longitude	-1.415756
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Sharlston Common

Sharlston Common holds the quiet memory of industry beneath its unassuming expanse of West Yorkshire earth. It lies 2.2 miles south of Normanton (from Normanton: bearing 180°T, OS grid SE 387 191), and is situated north-west of Sharlston village. Beneath the grasses, the earth retains the hidden scars of the Sharlston Common Coal And Ironstone Workings, where the soil once yielded the heavy dark fuel that powered the region’s pulse. The light here slants low and long across the open ground, illuminating a landscape that has traded the clamour of the pits for the stillness of the modern day. To the south, the modest rise of Windmill Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point over the fields that stretch towards the neighbouring pastures. Sharlston Common maintains a distinct, uncrowded character, feeling less like a thoroughfare and more like a pause in the steady movement of the district. A short distance away, the well-tended grass of Sharlston Green provides a soft counterpoint to the rugged, industrial history etched into the surrounding terrain. Here, the hum of the present day is muted, leaving only the sound of the wind moving over the reclaimed land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sharlston Green (Park) — 0.5 mi, 112° ESE
Sharlston Common Coal And Ironstone Workings (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 084° E · 15 ha
Windmill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 173° S
Dovecote 90M South Of Hall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 112° ESE
Brand Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 253° WSW
Foulby Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 126° SE
Middle Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 133° SE
Upper Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 143° SE
Lower Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 124° ESE
Nostell Brickyard Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 140° SE · 11 ha
Nostell Priory (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.7 mi, 124° SE · 180 ha
Medieval Buildings At Nostell Priory Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 133° SE
Oakenshaw Beck (River) — 1.8 mi, 253° WSW
Drain Beck (River) — 1.9 mi, 250° WSW
Waterton Park, Walton, Wakefield (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 215° SW · 105 ha
Dame Mary Bolles Water Tower (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 284° WNW
Minos (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 281° W
Sandal Castle (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 259° W
West Yorkshire History Centre (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 285° WNW
Theatre Royal Wakefield (Theatre) — 3.7 mi, 286° WNW
Mental Health Muesum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 303° WNW
Wakefield Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 288° WNW
Diggerland Yorkshire (Theme Park) — 3.8 mi, 020° NNE
St Austin's Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 291° WNW
Long Bank Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.9 mi, 230° SW
Hemsworth Marsh (Wetland) — 4.3 mi, 135° SE
Lofthouse Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 306° NW
Seckar Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.8 mi, 231° SW · 48 ha
Applehaigh Clough (Valley) — 4.8 mi, 209° SSW
Castleford Forum Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 033° NNE

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