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Castleford
Town in West Yorkshire, England

Castleford

Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England.

Plan a trip to Castleford→From Manchester, Greater Manchester

It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation. It is located north east of Wakefield, north of Pontefract and south east of Leeds. Castleford is the largest town in the Wakefield district after Wakefield itself.

How locals move

Getting around Castleford the local way

  • Go nextOther easy day trips include Bradford, Saltaire, Haworth and Sheffield.

From Wikivoyage: Wakefield (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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