The village of Old Sharlston has existed for over five hundred years, with the oldest known

record
indicating that Sharlston Old Hall was built in 1574. In the early 18th century, the village was
acquired by the Earl of Westmorland.

 pit or model village of more than 150 back-to-back houses was built at New Sharlston from 1864 to
house Sharlston Colliery Company workers. The houses cost just over £100 each and the streets
were named Long Row, Cr

illage has an amateur rugby league team, Sharlston Rovers, which recently won the Wakefield
Division 2 Cup. There is also a juniors team, the teams in 2017 are under 11s,under 9s,un