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Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate…
Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield district, West Yorkshire, England. 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.
  • Area: 11.81 km² (4.56 sq mi)
  • Population: 45,106 (Wards. Castleford Central and Glasshoughton, Whitwood and Ferry Fryston)
  • Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
  • Country: England
  • OS grid reference: SE424244
  • Metropolitan borough: City of Wakefield
  • Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire

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