Castleford Webpages - Welcome to Castleford, West Yorkshire, England

Welcome to Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Male Voice Choir singing

Members of Castleford Male Voice Choir serenade shoppers at the Junction 32 Music Weekend organised by the Castleford Lions.

Castleford Webpages is managed by local councillor Tony Wallis (aw014d8878@blueyonder.co.uk more contact details on the About page).

Welcome to Castleford. Located just off Junctions 31 and 32 of the M62 motorway and just a few miles from the A1 Castleford is a friendly and lively destination for visitors. Shop at the Junction 32 Designer Outlet Village, be entertained at Xscape or watch Rugby League at the Jungle. Castleford has this and more. The town has a population of around 40,000.

Castleford grew as a centre of industrial activity in the nineteenth century but its history goes a lot further back. Recently the skeleton of a bronze age lord together with the remains of his chariot were discovered in Castleford's Fryston woodland. The Roman fort of Lagentium, situated within what is now the town centre, has revealed so many important finds that there is now an active campaign to build a Heritage Centre within Castleford town centre.

The statistics; Castleford has a population aged 15 plus of 36953 in 19675 households. Of these 17801 are men and 19152 are women. Of the total population 12788 (around one third) are 55 or over. Of the total population 24108 (around two-thirds) are in social classes C2 to E. There are 5455 pupils on the rolls of all Castleford schools of which 2400 are in the two high schools.

These web pages are to give you an impression of the town. I hope, whatever your reason to visit, you keep returning to this growing and dynamic site.

Castleford. A poem by Margaret M. Woodhead of Lock Lane.

The home town of Castleford where I grew up
had coal miners playing in the Rugby League Cup,
glassworks, pottery, and chemicals too.
Tailors that made best suits for you.

The river once boasted pollution and foam,
now the wildlife has made it their home.
Herons, cormaronts, kingfishers too,
even an otter was seen passing through.

An old barge lays stranded near the Old Mill on the wier.
It's part of our heritage, we love it so dear.
Past times have left us with memories to treasure.
Times have moved on as we look to the future.

Now we see ski slopes high in the sky,
designer shop outlets with all you can buy.
Regeneration is moving on too.
The whole town is buzzing with everything new.

Castleford is the place of my birth.
I wouldn't exchange it for anywhere on Earth.