Castley

Castley

Castley

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Castley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a bend in the River Wharfe about 10 miles (16 km) north of the centre of Leeds.[1] The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2015.[2] The village appears in the Domesday Book as Castleai, a combination of castel, and lēah, meaning the clearing near the fort.[3][4]

The River Wharfe at Castley

The greater part of the Arthington Viaduct, which carries the Leeds to Harrogate railway line across the Wharfe valley, stands within the parish.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Castley". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2017. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with the parishes of Stainburn and Lindley and not counted separately.
  3. [3]
    "Castley | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Castley :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. [5]
    Historic England. "Wharfedale Viaduct (Grade II) (1150036)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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53.909°N 1.593°W / 53.909; -1.593


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