33-691: Glasshoughton is a neighbourhood of Castleford in the Wakefield district of West Yorkshire , England. The area is next to Junction 32 of the M62 motorway and the Glasshoughton railway station , and borders Pontefract . Glasshoughton is home to the Xscape leisure centre and ski slope, the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village , a B&Q , a hotel , several pubs and a number of fast food restaurants , which were built on
66-484: A Wesleyan chapel in the village from not much later than 1837, this being the year a plot of land on what is now School Lane was sold for "a Methodist Chapel and Sunday School". In the 1851 census the village name was sometimes spelled Glashouton . In the 1870s, the locale was well known as Houghton-Glass for its mines and quarries, producing excellent limestone and excellent sand used by glassmakers and iron foundries. The 1890 Ordnance Survey map shows Glass Houghton as
99-571: A community online radio station serving the town and surrounding areas. The local newspaper is a weekly called Pontefract and Castleford Express. Stoneground Records is a local independent record label named after the Stoneground Flour Mills on the River Aire. Castleford is only 0.93 miles (1.5 km) away from the M62 at Junction 32 via the A656 road . It has other A roads that criss-cross
132-622: A local strikebreaker named Michael Fletcher was savagely beaten by a group of pickets during the UK miners' strike (1984-1985) . A masked gang waving baseball bats invaded his house and beat him for five minutes, whilst his pregnant wife and two children hid upstairs. Two miners from Wakefield were later convicted of causing grievous bodily harm in the incident, whereas four others were acquitted of riot and assault. 53°43′34″N 1°18′36″W / 53.726°N 1.310°W / 53.726; -1.310 This West Yorkshire location article
165-780: A small further and higher education college on the Castleford Campus of Wakefield College in Glasshoughton. Castleford has multiple rugby league teams. The local team, Castleford Tigers was formed in 1926, Castleford was one of the twelve founder members of Super League when the new league format was introduced in 1996. The 'Tigers' nickname and logo were introduced in 1992 and the club's honours include four Challenge Cup and one Super League Leaders Shield. The club have been based at Wheldon Road since 1927. Castleford also has two other lower league rugby league teams, Castleford Lock Lane and Castleford Panthers. Both Lock Lane and
198-433: A village distinct from Castleford , with its largest buildings along each side of Front Street. The population growth of Castleford to the southwest of the old village centre naturally has been referred to as Glasshoughton. Houghton-Glass was formerly a township in the parish of Castleford, in 1866 Glass Houghton became a separate civil parish , on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Castleford. In 1931
231-530: Is a suburb in the town of Castleford , West Yorkshire , England . It consists mainly of Local Authority Housing. It borders with Ferry Fryston . The ward of the City of Wakefield called Airedale and Ferry Fryston had a population of 14,811 at the 2011 Census. The River Aire runs in close proximity to Airedale and is thought to get its name from there. The area attracted much media attention in November 1984, when
264-406: Is also home to Frankie & Benny's and Nando's restaurants. It is also home to a 14-screen Cineworld , which underwent a refit in 2018 and is now home to a 4DX screen and a Screen X. Castleford has an open and an indoor market, a shopping centre on Carlton Street and a retail park; in addition, Asda , Morrisons , Aldi and Co-operative supermarkets are located there. In December 2013,
297-471: Is home to the rugby league Super League team Castleford Tigers . Castleford's history dates back to Roman times , archaeological evidence points to modern day Castleford being built upon a Roman army settlement which was called Lagentium (thought to mean 'The Place of the Swordsmen'). Roman funeral urns have been found in modern-day Castleford, giving further evidence to this theory. A Roman milestone
330-461: Is in the Castleford Central and Glasshoughton electoral ward. For most of the nineteenth century Glasshoughton was a separate village with an economic, social and religious life of its own. It had glassworks before Castleford and it supplied most of the coal for Castleford's industries until the big, modern pits opened at Wheldale, Fryston and Glasshoughton itself from the late 1860s. There was
363-544: The Castleford Forum Museum , a library and heritage museum, opened in a new building. The town's library had been in temporary accommodation for two years, while the old site was redeveloped. The existing frontage was kept, while the building further back was demolished. A new three-floor building was then constructed. The town centre has public houses , bars and social clubs, although the number of these has declined in recent years with leisure becoming focused on
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#1732851030708396-729: 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. The town is the site of a Roman settlement. Within the historical Municipal Borough of Castleford are the suburbs of Airedale , Cutsyke, Ferry Fryston , Fryston Village, Glasshoughton , Half Acres, Hightown, Lock Lane, Townville, Wheldale and Whitwood. Castleford
429-527: The Xscape complex. In 2000, three nightclubs were situated in the town centre; today, none remain. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire . Television signals are received from the Emley Moor TV transmitter. The town's local radio stations are BBC Radio Leeds on 92.4 FM, Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire on 106.8 FM, Heart Yorkshire on 106.2 FM, Capital Yorkshire on 105.1 FM and 5 Towns FM,
462-601: The 1920s Castleford Town played in the Midland League alongside clubs such as Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United, Halifax Town, Leeds United (for 1919–20 season only), Lincoln City and Mansfield Town. This league also contained the reserve sides of Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Grimsby Town and Hull City. In 1920 Castleford reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup, losing 2–3 at Bradford Park Avenue. Castleford played at Wheldon Road – when they shut down
495-658: The 1930s. The urban district was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1955. Castleford Civic Centre was completed in 1970. Following the Local Government Act 1972 , the Municipal Borough of Castleford was abolished on 1 April 1974; it then became an unparished area of the City of Wakefield , a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire . Castleford is now controlled by Wakefield Council . Three electoral wards cover
528-433: The 19th century, Castleford became a boomtown with the population growing from 1,000 to 14,000 as collieries opened around the town; however, these collieries closed in the 20th century. Ferrybridge Power Station and Kellingley Colliery have also closed (in 2015 and 2016 respectively) and used to employ Castleford residents. The newer warehouses and distribution centres in Glasshoughton have brought in many new jobs to
561-634: The Panthers play in the fourth tier of British Rugby League, meanwhile Castleford Tigers have play in the top tier of British Rugby League. Castleford Tigers have played majority of their Rugby League in the top tier and have done since their promotion in 2008, to present day. Rugby league in the town was originally represented by Castleford , unrelated to Castleford RUFC, who did not participate in The schism in English rugby and still exist, nor were they predecessors of
594-513: The area. In 2008 Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud and Channel 4 led a community regeneration scheme to redevelop Castleford. In February 2017 Castleford Swimming Pool closed. A new modern leisure facility including a swimming pool is proposed for nearby Pontefract Park. Built in 1890 the underpass/bridge made by Deborah Saunt Called the Tickle Cock Bridge was established and
627-563: The current Castleford Tigers who were founded in 1926. The original Castleford rugby league club played in the Northern Union (Rugby Football League) from 1896–97 to 1905–06 , and it had one player named Isaac Cole who won a cap for England in 1906 against Other Nationalities . From June 1979 to July 1980, Castleford had its own Speedway racing team, The Kings, based at the Castleford Whitwood Stadium . The circuit
660-521: The early 18th century until 1961, notably the Castleford Pottery (1790–1820) of David Dunderdale, which gave its name to "Castleford-type" stonewares. Castleford was established as an urban district , in the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 , with an urban district council. Whitwood and Glasshoughton were added to the district in
693-533: The factory is due to remain in the town for the foreseeable future. A large Nestlé factory, which produced Toffee Crisp and After Eights for 40 years, closed in 2012 and demolition starting in 2014 to make way for housing. Castleford has previously been home to Dunsford and Wesley Textiles, which at peak business times had three factories in Castleford which have all since ceased production. TEVA also have their UK headquarters here. Castleford had potteries from
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#1732851030708726-616: The ground was taken over by the rugby league team. Castleford hosted two greyhound tracks both of which are no longer in existence. The first was in Whitwood and held racing from 1939 until 2001. The second track was the slightly larger 1,500 capacity Castleford Sports Stadium located east of Lock Lane sitting on the north bank of the River Aire. People born in Castleford: [REDACTED] Media related to Castleford, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons Airedale, Castleford Airedale
759-402: The newly built leisure and retail facilities. The station encourages " park and ride " and "walk and ride" commuting to reduce road congestion. Castleford 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
792-495: The parish had a population of 8602. The major developments on the budding community in the twentieth century were related to growing prosperity due to the growth of technological innovation. Efficiencies in communications led to the growth and political consolidation of the surrounding communities. The vehicular bypass named Colorado Way was realised. Glasshoughton railway station on the Pontefract Line opened in 2005 to serve
825-585: The section retained for freight workings only. Castleford also had a second service to Leeds that left the station eastwards and swung north onto the former Castleford–Garforth line , which saw services calling at Ledston and Kippax, before arriving in Garforth and continuing to Leeds. In December 2023, services were restored towards York, with Transpennine Express providing four round-trips daily, from Manchester Piccadilly to York via Huddersfield , Wakefield Kirkgate and Castleford. The Glasshoughton area of
858-569: The site of the former Glasshoughton Colliery and coke coking plant . This area also contains the Glasshoughton Wheel of Light, a former pit winding wheel now made into a sculpture as a memorial to the miners of Glasshoughton. It is also home to the Castleford Campus of Wakefield College . The local football team is Glasshoughton Welfare F.C. , for whom former Liverpool F.C. goalkeeper , Bruce Grobbelaar made one fund-raising appearance in 2007. For elections to Wakefield Council , it
891-614: The town and provide access to Junction 31 on the same motorway. The rivers Aire and Calder have a confluence just north-west of the town and also feed the Aire and Calder Navigation. Whilst it is an industrial waterway, it also hosts tourism with moorings on the Castleford Cut of the Navigation. Castleford railway station is situated on both the Hallam and Pontefract lines ; these lines connect
924-419: The town directly with Leeds , Barnsley , Goole , Pontefract and Sheffield . All trains arrive from the west and leave in that same direction. In January 2021, the station was completely revamped, providing a modern waiting facility, sheltered cycle parking and changes to the car park layout. Train services used to travel eastwards to York , via Burton Salmon , but passenger workings ceased in 1970 with
957-919: The town is served by its own railway station , which is situated one stop beyond Castleford on the Pontefract line. In 2016, a new £6 million bus station was opened adjacent to the railway station to allow an integrated travel site for the 12,000 people using the bus station per day. Local services are provided primarily by Arriva Yorkshire , but also by Globe Holidays (Barnsley) and Ross Travel. Routes link Castleford with Leeds, Pontefract and Wakefield. The town's primary schools for young children are Wheldon Infant School, Castleford Park Junior, Smawthorne Henry Moore, Townville Infant School, Airedale Juniors, Oyster Park Primary, Fairburn View Primary, Three Lane Ends Academy, Ackton Pastures and Half Acres. Castleford's secondary schools for children aged 11–16 are Castleford Academy and Airedale Academy . The town has
990-630: The town: Airedale and Ferry Fryston; Altofts and Whitwood; and Castleford Central and Glasshoughton. The town contains the Junction 32 multi-store outlet shopping village and the Xscape leisure complex, both in the Glasshoughton suburb at the south of the town. Within Xscape is the large Snozone , which used to have Britain's largest indoor real snow slope; this was later edged out by Chillfactore in Manchester. It
1023-627: Was 202 yards and the team never entered the league – only challenge matches were staged. In the 1960s, motorcycle scrambling used to take place on the north side of the hill at Queens Park. This was often featured on the BBC's Grandstand sports programme on Saturday afternoons and was commentated upon by Murray Walker . Glasshoughton Welfare play in the Northern Counties East League, Fryston Colliery Welfare were members of this league until they left in 1991 due to ground grading problems. In
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1056-468: Was refurbished in 2003 and was closed around Christmas 2005, but was completed in 2008. Also known by its original name The Tittle Cot bridge but was later changed To Tickle Cock and still has a controversial stance. Burberry , the retailer and designer label, has a factory in the town, plans were proposed to close this once a new facility was built in Leeds. However these plans were put on hold in 2016 and
1089-613: Was unearthed in Beancroft Road, now believed to be in Leeds City Museum. Queen's Park in Castleford provides evidence of Roundhouses used by the Anglo Saxons . This was a strategic area due to the views of the entire settlement. The history of the area includes Oliver Cromwell 's encampment in nearby Knottingley and Ferrybridge (originally thought to be in Castleford itself) whilst his forces laid siege to Pontefract Castle. In
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