Castleford: Coal, Glass, and Rugby League in the Aire Valley
Castleford sits at the confluence of the rivers Aire and Calder in West Yorkshire. The Romans had a fort here (Lagentium). Coal mining and glass manufacturing built the modern town. Allinson's flour mill, one of the largest in Europe, still operates on the riverbank. The population is around 40,000. Henry Moore was born in Castleford in 1898, and the town has a small heritage gallery. Castleford Tigers, the rugby league club, draw support from across the Wakefield district.
The A656 connects Castleford to the M62 at junction 31. Castleford station provides Northern services to Leeds and Wakefield. The town is part of the City of Wakefield metropolitan district. Xscape Yorkshire, the indoor ski slope and leisure complex, opened at nearby Glasshoughton on a former colliery site. For adult companionship, Castleford is covered by West Yorkshire Police and governed by England and Wales criminal law.
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Castleford sits at the confluence of the rivers Aire and Calder in West Yorkshire. The Romans had a fort here (Lagentium). Coal mining and glass manufacturing built the modern town. Allinson's flour mill, one of the largest in Europe, still operates on the riverbank. The population is around 40,000. Henry Moore was born in Castleford in 1898, and the town has a small heritage gallery. Castleford Tigers, the rugby league club, draw support from across the Wakefield district.
The A656 connects Castleford to the M62 at junction 31. Castleford station provides Northern services to Leeds and Wakefield. The town is part of the City of Wakefield metropolitan district. Xscape Yorkshire, the indoor ski slope and leisure complex, opened at nearby Glasshoughton on a former colliery site. For adult companionship, Castleford is covered by West Yorkshire Police and governed by England and Wales criminal law.
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