Sharlston

Sharlston
Sharlston winding wheel
Sharlston is located in West Yorkshire
Sharlston
Sharlston
Location within West Yorkshire
Population2,663 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE3884919437
Civil parish
  • Sharlston
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAKEFIELD
Postcode districtWF4
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°40′12″N 1°24′48″W / 53.669968°N 1.41346°W / 53.669968; -1.41346

Sharlston is a village and civil parish, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) 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,[1] reducing to 2,663 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village lies in the City of Wakefield unitary district.

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Wakefield Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 September 2009
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.