Castleford

In the historic county of Yorkshire (Modern Authority of , 1974 county of ).

King writes nothing known of possible castle mentioned by Leland "in very dubious terms". Leland writes 'Next to the churchyard I was shown a garden in which many curious building foundations have been discovered. My informant said that it was the site of a castle, but I think rather that it had been some manor house.'

This site has been described as a;
Uncertain.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Nothing visible remains.

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p532 [possible]

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p530
Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1910, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (Bell and Sons; London) Vol1 p42

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