Castley is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the county of
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
, England. It lies on a bend in the
River Wharfe
The River Wharfe ( ) is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. Its valley is known as Wharfedale.
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about north of the centre of
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2015.
[ In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with the parishes of ]Stainburn
Stainburn is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 120 in 2015. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with the parishes ...
and Lindley and not counted separately. The village appears in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
as ''Castleai'', a combination of ''castel,'' and ''lēah'', meaning the clearing near the fort.
Until 1974 it was part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, lieu ...
. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the
Borough of Harrogate
The Borough of Harrogate was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Harrogate, but it also included surrounding settlements, including the cathedral ...
, it is now administered by the unitary
North Yorkshire Council
North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county coun ...
.
The greater part of the
Arthington Viaduct
Arthington Viaduct, also known as Castley Viaduct or the Wharfedale Viaduct, is a railway bridge on the border of West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northern England. It is in the parishes of Arthington (West Yorkshire) and Castley (North Yo ...
, which carries the
Leeds to Harrogate railway line across the
Wharfe valley, stands within the parish.
Listed buildings
Castley contains four
listed buildings
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, ...
. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Castley and the surrounding countryside, and the listed buildings consist of a house, a boundary stone, a railway viaduct and a milepost.
See also
References
Sources for listed buildings
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External links
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire