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Town

Castleford

Located in Wakefield, England Coordinates: 53°43′33″ N 1°21′45″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Population: 45,106; 45.1K
Elevation: 15 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00

About Castleford

Castleford is a town. Location: Wakefield, England. Population: 45,106. Elevation: 15 m.

In comparison

No. 2 of 8 places in Wakefield by population
Nearest larger town: Wakefield, 10 km SW
20 sights and natural places within 10 km River Calder, Red Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Calder River, Wakefield
0.6 km NW
Red Hill Mountain, Wakefield
2.1 km E
Whitwood Ferry Hill Historic site, Wakefield
2.4 km W
Glasshoughton Colliery Tip Mountain, Wakefield
2.3 km SE
Fairnurn Ings Natural site, England
4.2 km NE
Prince of Wales Colliery Tip Mountain, Wakefield
4 km SE
Garforth Cliff Mountain, Leeds
6.2 km N
Ledston Park Natural site, England
5.7 km NE

Castleford

Sources & licences

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Data last updated: November 3, 2026