A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
The largest part of this website is our collection of historical statistics, but these are always for precisely defined areas, usually administrative units, not "places". We know about the following units named after Castleford. Each has its own "home page" with much more information. Click on a tick to go directly to a particular statistical theme.
Be careful! A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. For example, in England and Wales rural districts — units with RD or RSD suffixes — may even exclude the places they are named after. The "Units covering this place" tab lists units whose boundaries contained Castleford.
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Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.
Election results are available for these constituencies associated with Castleford.
| Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
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| Pontefract and Castleford BCon/CCon | 1974 |
Additional constituencies that covered Castleford may be listed on the "Units covering this place" tab.
This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Castleford:
| Administrative Area: | Popu- lation |
Life+ Death |
Indu- stry |
Work+ Poverty |
Social Class |
Hous- ing |
Learn +Lang |
Roots+ Relig. |
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| Glass Houghton CP/Tn | | | | ||||||
| Castleford CP/AP | | | | | |||||
| Castleford MB/UD | | | | | | | | ||
| Pontefract RD | | | | | | ||||
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| Wakefield District | | | | | | | | | |
| Pontefract RegD/PLU | | | | | |||||
| Tadcaster RegD/PLU | | | | | |||||
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| York County West Riding O41area | | | |||||||
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| Yorkshire and the Humber GovOf | | | | | | | | | |
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Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.
Election results are available for these constituencies which covered Castleford.
| Constituencies | Start Date | End Date |
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| Yorkshire West Riding PDivCon | 1832 | 1860 |
| West Riding of Yorkshire Eastern PDivCon | 1868 | 1884 |
| West Riding of Yorkshire Northern Part Osgoldcross PDivCon | 1885 | 1917 |
| West Riding of Yorkshire Pontefract PDivCon | 1918 | 1948 |
| Pontefract BCon | 1949 | 1973 |
| Bradford West BCon | 1974 | 1982 |
| Pontefract and Castleford BCon/CCon | 1983 |
Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for Castleford. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our Historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the Information option, and then clicking on your location. Units will also not be listed here if we hold no computerised boundaries for them, such as Registration sub-Districts and Sanitary Districts.
