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Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a designated ancient monument in West Yorkshire recording the industrial heritage of coal and iron extraction in the region. The site comprises the physical remains of mining activity that date primarily to the post-medieval and industrial periods, reflecting the intensive mineral exploitation that characterised the Yorkshire coalfield from the eighteenth century onwards. The workings preserve evidence of both coal mining and ironstone quarrying operations, demonstrating the integrated extraction of multiple mineral resources that were fundamental to the region's industrial development. The site retains landscape features including disused shafts, spoil heaps, and other structural remains that document the technological and economic practices of mining communities in this part of Yorkshire.
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018399. View the official record →
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a designated ancient monument in West Yorkshire recording the industrial heritage of coal and iron extraction in the region.
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 90m south of Hall Farm (0.5 km), Medieval buildings at Nostell Priory Farm (2.3 km), Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.