Iron ore was quarried in the parish between 1884 and 1965. A mineral branch, known as the Eaton Branch, was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1884 to transport the ore. Its terminus was to the north of the Belvoir Road.
Between 1884 and 1965, iron ore was extracted in the parish. The Great Northern Railway built a mineral branch called the Eaton Branch in 1884 to transport the ore. This branch's endpoint was north of Belvoir Road.