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About Sharlston

Sharlston is a former mining village in West Yorkshire, positioned between Wakefield and Pontefract. Access is straightforward via the A628 from Wakefield or the A655 from Junction 31 of the M62. The village retains its original pit head baths building, now a listed structure that serves as a tangible link to the area's coal mining past.

Where is Sharlston on the map?

Sharlston is in England, at 53.670, -1.413 - about 5 km south of Ashfield, City and Wakefield.

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The closest airport to Sharlston is Leeds Bradford Airport, 43 km (about 46 min by car).

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