Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Wakefield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Sharlston, West Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the 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 | Sharlston |
| Traditional County | West Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.664194 |
| Longitude | -1.408203 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sharlston reveals itself through the steady rhythm of West Yorkshire, where the horizon holds the quiet weight of a long industrial past. It lies 2.1 miles west-south-west of Featherstone (from Featherstone: bearing 250°T, OS grid SE 392 187), and is situated south-south-west of Streethouse village. The land here rises and falls with a deliberate grace, marked by the lingering presence of Sharlston Common Coal and Ironstone Workings, where nature has slowly reclaimed the scars of former toil. Sunlight often catches the stone of the old agricultural buildings, finding a particular clarity near the Dovecote 90M South Of Hall Farm that speaks of centuries of pastoral endurance. Families frequently gather at Sharlston Green, a central expanse that serves as a verdant anchor amidst the surrounding brick and slate. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the earth retains a rugged character, shaped by the extraction of minerals that once defined the livelihood of those who lived and laboured here. Sharlston maintains a grounded, unpretentious composure, as if the soil itself remembers the heavy tread of the colliers who helped build the character of the Wakefield district. Even as the modern world edges closer, the local atmosphere remains defined by the open skies and the quiet dignity of the rolling landscape.
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Explore 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: 53.664194, -1.408203. 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. |