Sharlston
Sign in to saveSharlston is a village and civil parish, situated east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756, reducing to 2,663 at the 2011 Census. The village lies in the City of Wakefield unitary district.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Sharlston
- UK place.population
- 2,663
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Sharlston
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Wakefield
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hemsworth
- UK place.post_town
- WAKEFIELD
- UK place.postcode_district
- WF4
- UK place.postcode_area
- WF
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Wakefield
- Population
- +2663
- Image
- Sharlston - Winding Wheel.jpg
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Sharlston is a village and civil parish, situated east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,756, reducing to 2,663 at the 2011 Census. The village lies in the City of Wakefield unitary district.
==History== The name Sharlston derives from the Old English Scearfstūn meaning 'Scearf's settlement'. The 'f' developed into an 'l' through misassociation with the name Charles.