Mining village
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A pit village, colliery village or mining village is a settlement built by colliery owners to house their workers. The villages were built on the coalfields of Great Britain during the Industrial Revo
Pitfield Street sign, Pit Village, Beamish Museum
Sharlston
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Sharlston is a village and civil parish, situated 4 miles east of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and includes the settlements of Old Sharlston, Sharlston Common and New Sharlston. Its populatio
Mining village
…Revolution where new coal mines were developed in isolated or unpopulated areas. Such settlements were developed by companies for the incoming workers. New Sharlston Colliery Village, Yorkshire (1864) Howe Bridge, Atherton, Greater Manchester (1873–79…
Sharlston winding wheel
White Horse pub at Sharlston.