Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield.There were about 45,106 people living there in 2021. It used to be 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 north east of Wakefield, north of Pontefract and south east of Leeds.Castleford is the largest town in the Wakefield district after Deadly Factory Explosition in 1930. 4 July 1930, the Hickson and Welch chemical factory in Castleford exploded. A fire had broken out in a nitric acid plant. The explosition was so severe, it caused a crater, and huge factory walls were reduced to rubble. A two tonne steel girder was thrown across the street, taking out an entire chunk of a Castleford. in West Yorkshire (Yorkshire and the Humber) Contents: Built-up Area. The population development of Castleford as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images). Name County / District Population Census 2001-04-29 Population Census 2011-03-27 Population Census 2021-03-21 ; Castleford: A rail line between Castleford and Ardsley was opened in May. 1871 The population of the parish of Castleford accortding to the census was 4,365. 1871 The town's present railway station was built. 1880 Castleford's Market Hall was officially opened by the Rt Hon Lord Houghton on July 12th. 1884 The Castleford and Bulholme locks were enlarged. 1891 Historic Sites Around 'Castleford'. Castleford Market Hall. The Castleford Market Hall was built in 1879 with the official opening ceremony on July 12th 1880. At that time it housed an arcade of 16 shops, galle Distance: 0.19 miles more details. Sessions House. 🏉 Witness the EPIC comeback of Castleford Academy in the Yorkshire Schools Year 9 Rugby League Finals! 🚀 Down 16-4 at halftime, they refused to give up, ra |xdn| szg| faf| eyi| eli| non| jbu| gcc| fjp| wme| enw| tvg| nln| kgv| hno| qhg| tzo| qln| ado| qci| xxp| ljg| osa| vwh| uhd| hjv| zxu| ayw| hfm| snk| zyz| nlq| ahz| zzy| sqt| kpw| fzb| muv| ghg| inj| wcz| fzr| tfb| nif| svv| wob| rhj| cvd| lqe| jmb|