In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sharlston like this:
SHARLESTON, a township in Warminfield parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles S of Normanton. Acres, 1, 126. Real property, £1, 258. Pop., 262. Houses, 45. S. Hall is a Tudor edifice; belonged once to Nicholas de Fleming, and belongs now to the Earl of Westmoreland-Coal is found.
Sharlston through time
Sharlston is now part of Wakefield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wakefield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sharlston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sharlston, in Wakefield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14203
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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