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.
Iron ore extraction occurred in the parish between 1884 and 1965. A railway branch named the Eaton Branch was established to transport iron ore from 1884 onwards. Its northern terminus was near Belvoir Road.