Castley is a village and civil parish in the former 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 greater part of the Arthington Viaduct, which carries the Leeds to Harrogate railway line across the Wharfe valley, stands within the parish.[5]
- ^ "Castley". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Castley | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Castley :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Wharfedale Viaduct (Grade II) (1150036)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 June 2022.