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Castleford
City population
45,106
#264
in United Kingdom
#228
in England
#12,517
worldwide
53.726, -1.363 · 260 km from London
About Castleford
Castleford is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 45,106. It is the 264th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 12,517th largest worldwide. It lies 260 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#228of 679
Coordinates
53.726, -1.363
Record updated
3 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 794 in United KingdomClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.