Queens Park in Castleford has two circles which could be the remnants of round houses used by early Anglo Saxons.

Castleford has featured as the fictional town of " Denton " in ITV's A Touch of Frost, starring David Jason, using local businesses and staff as extras.

The company has two factories in the UK-the one in Castleford makes the firm's signature raincoats.

Castleford has a 24 hour Asda which is situated close to the Xscape complex in the suburb of Glasshoughton.

Castleford also has a College, Whitwood Centre is part of Wakefield College.

Castleford also has two other lower league rugby league teams, Castleford Lock Lane ARLFC and Castleford Panthers ( based at Raglan Close ).

Yvette Cooper ( born 20 March 1969 ) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford since 2010, having previously been MP for Pontefract and Castleford since 1997.

It has been speculated that the village cross in the centre of the village was constructed by the same Isabella de Castleford who built the chapel in the church possibly dating the cross at around 1340.

When the Super League competition has been proposed, it was suggested Castleford merge with Wakefield Trinity and Featherstone Rovers to form ' Calder '.

James Ford is a winger who has signed a one year deal at Castleford from Sheffield Eagles in the National League One.

Leaving Castleford Tigers will be Peter Lupton, who is now going to be joining Crusaders, Andrew Henderson ; Castlefords captain both times they were relegated into the National League set up has been let go and his joining Gateshead Thunder to add to the already big number of ex-Castleford players.

Junction 31 of the M62 is close by and the Glasshoughton Link Road has improved access to Wakefield and Castleford and relieved congestion on the M62.

The Line, which passes through the former mining areas to the east of Wakefield and Castleford, has the greatest number of stations opened by the West Yorkshire Metro.

I've known Craig for a number of years through his involvement at Castleford Tigers and I have been impressed with what he has achieved there.

Widders lost form remarkably in 2008 and played most of the year for NSW Cup side North Sydney before being released 1 year early and signing for Castleford Tigers in England where he has played since 2009

In 2010 Roberts has been in scintillating form scoring in all but 3 of his 10 appearances for Wigan including a hat-trick away at Castleford Tigers.

Metro, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, has been developing plans to relocate Castleford bus station to a new site next to the railway station, and to create a fully integrated and staffed transport interchange.

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.

In 1864, the GNR acquired BS & MCR ( Boston to Sleaford ) and the Bourn and Essendine lines, leased the West Yorkshire ( Wakefield to Leeds with branches to Batley and Ossett ) and took a one third share in the Methley Joint ( Castleford to Lofthouse & Outwood ).

Castleford continued to be a farming village, and remained as one until the industrial revolution.

They had been widely tipped as one of the existing Super League clubs ( along with Castleford ) who were most at risk of missing out on one of the new licences.

In the 2009 Challenge Cup Halifax came within moments of reaching the quarter-finals, losing by one point in extra time to Castleford.

From the introduction of two divisions in 1973 until the Super League era Castleford were one of a handful of clubs to have constantly remained in the top division of British rugby league.

Continuing recruitment for the 2009 season Castleford Tigers have also signed Chris Feather and James Evans-both on one year deals and both from Bradford Bulls.

Some lines over-lap each other, which means that some stations such as Castleford, Huddersfield and Wakefield Westgate are served by more than one line.

The original station was opened by the North Midland Railway ( NMR ) on 30 June 1840 ( this was one day before nearby Castleford Railways Station which opened on the 1st July 1840 ) and provided a junction with the North Midland Railway ( NMR ) the York and North Midland Railway ( Y & NMR ) and the Manchester and Leeds Railway ( M & LR )-establishing a three company junction.

The lines to Leeds via Castleford and Wakefield Kirkgate separate immediately west of the station, which was opened by the Wakefield, Pontefract & Goole Railway ( one of the constituent companies of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ) in April 1848.

According to the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000, Castleford Ferry Fryston ward falls today within the top 5 % of most deprived wards in England.

However, Salford's victory over Castleford on 10 September 2006, ensured that they would play in the Super League play-offs for the first time in their history in a season they had started as favourites for relegation according to most pundits.

Great Shelford was home to children's author Philippa Pearce, who renamed it " Great Barley " ( with the neighbouring village of Little Shelford becoming " Little Barley ", and Cambridge itself becoming " Castleford " and losing its university ) in her books, most notably Minnow on the Say ( 1955 ).

The 1999 season still stands as the most successful for Castleford in the Super League era and because of it Raper is still highly regarded in the hearts of the club's fans.

Castleford offers a range of shopping outlets such as Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre and a small Retail Park.

In 1920, Castleford reached the 2nd round of the FA Cup, losing 2-3 at Bradford Park Avenue.

He attended Half-Acres Junior and Infants school before later attending Castleford High School some of his work can be seen at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at West Bretton.

The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, consists of of landscaped ground with a large collection of sculptures including some by Elisabeth Frink, some by Auguste Rodin, and others by local sculptors Barbara Hepworth, born in Wakefield, and Henry Moore, born in Castleford.

There are four park locations in the UK, in Strood, Kent ; Verbeer Manor, Cullompton, Devon ; Langley Park, County Durham, and Castleford, West Yorkshire.

Castleford is located at ( 42. 520254 ,-114. 872040 ), on the west bank of Salmon Falls Creek.

Castleford is built on the site of a Roman army settlement that was named Lagentium or Legioleum.

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton are currently represented on Wakefield Council by Labour's candidate for West Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson.

At Castleford is the confluence of the Aire and Calder ; just downstream of the confluence was the ford where the ancient British road, used by the Romans, crossed on its way north to York.

Work started on a new cut at Castleford and on the line to Leeds, but legal action over the Selby Canal meant that it had to be made deeper and wider in 1832 and 1833.

Locks on the Wakefield section can accommodate vessels which are with a draught of, while the locks below Castleford have three sets of gates, so that a section can be used, rather than the full required by the compartment boats.

Beyond Castleford, boaters can travel on to Selby, York, Goole, Sheffield, and Keadby.

Events that encouraged the end of the strike included an assault on a working miner in Castleford in November and the manslaughter at the hands of the strikers of a taxi driver driving a miner to work in South Wales in December.

Within the industrial region, other urban districts included Bingley, Bolton on Dearne, Castleford, Cleckheaton, Elland, Featherstone, Handsworth, Hoyland Nether, Liversedge, Mexborough, Mirfield, Normanton, Rawmarsh, Rothwell, Saddleworth, Shipley, Skipton, Sowerby Bridge, Stanley, Swinton, Thornhill, Wath-upon-Dearne, Wombwell and Worsborough.

The English town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, is now built on what was the fort.

She was selected to contest the safe Labour seat of Pontefract and Castleford at the 1997 general election on the retirement of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Geoff Lofthouse, in April 1997.

In 1974, he lectured in trade union studies at the Whitwood College in Castleford ( now the Whitwood Campus of Wakefield College ), before joining the National Union of Mineworkers in 1977 as a claims officer, becoming its head of industrial relations in 1983, the position he held for the duration of the miners ' strike of 1984-1985, he stepped down on his election to the House of Commons in 1992.

The other prospective candidates were journalist Yvette Cooper who went on to be selected for Pontefract and Castleford and Rotherham Cllrs.

The club bought Roger Millward from Castleford on 8 August 1966 for the sum of £ 6, 000.

In 1983 / 84 Rovers were crowned champions of the 1st Division and went on to win the Divisional Premiership beating Castleford 18-10 in the final at Headingley ; becoming the first team to win the Championship / Premiership double.

Howard was dismissed shortly before the Northern Rail Cup Final, which Rovers went on to win 18-16 over Castleford Tigers, with the Robins utilising the temporary player-coaching abilities of James Webster.

Super League players such as Hull KR's Liam Watts and Castleford Tigers ' Nathan Massey, Jamie Cording and Joe Arundel were also taken on loan with a view to boosting the squad.

The staff at Castleford hurriedly reformulated the bar ( unofficially because it wasn't intending to make the bar on the extruded plant in Castleford ) and the old-style bar which was made in metal moulds, changed into an extruded bar which allowed it to be made without the investment in a moulding plant.

The bar will shortly be moved to the Fawdon factory where it came from as the Castleford factory will shortly be shutting ( due December 2012 >), the last toffee crisp to be made in Castleford will be on Thursday 15 December 2011, and from that day the toffee crisp equipment will be sent over to Fawdon where it will continue to be produced.

It was not until the following season that the Reds were at home in their first competitive Sunday match, a second round Challenge Cup-tie against Workington Town on 23 February 1969, Salford winning 12 – 5, destined for their third Wembley final which they lost 11 – 6 to Castleford.