Editing Castleford (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Carlton Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire (24th April 2021) 001.jpg |thumb|right|Carlton Street is Castleford's main shopping street.]]
[[Burberry]], the retailer and designer label, has a factory in the town, plans were proposed to close this once a new facility was built in Leeds.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Sam|title='End of an era' as Castleford Burberry factory to close|url=http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/end-of-an-era-as-castleford-burberry-factory-to-close-1-7552454|access-date=14 November 2016|work=Pontefract & Castleford Express|date=14 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121110954/http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/end-of-an-era-as-castleford-burberry-factory-to-close-1-7552454|archive-date=21 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> However these plans were put on hold in 2016 and the factory is due to remain in the town for the foreseeable future.<ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Sarah|title=Burberry puts new Leeds factory on pause|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/14/burberry-puts-new-leeds-factory-on-shelf|access-date=14 November 2016|work=The Guardian|date=14 July 2016}}</ref> A large [[Nestlé]] factory, which produced Toffee Crisp and After Eights for 40 years,<ref>{{cite news|last=Treanor|first=Jill|title=40 years and billions of mints later, Nestlé to close After Eight factory|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/dec/10/nestle-close-after-eight-factory|access-date=14 November 2016|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2010}}</ref> closed in 2012 and demolition starting in 2014 to make way for housing.<ref>{{cite news|title=1,000 new homes planned at former Hickson and Nestle sites|url=http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/1-000-new-homes-planned-at-former-hickson-and-nestle-sites-1-6781688|access-date=14 November 2016|work=Pontefract & Castleford Express|date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132322/http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/1-000-new-homes-planned-at-former-hickson-and-nestle-sites-1-6781688|archive-date=15 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Castleford has previously been home to Dunsford and Wesley Textiles, which at peak business times had three factories in Castleford which have all since ceased production. [[Teva Pharmaceuticals | TEVA]] also have their UK headquarters here.<ref>{{cite URL|title=TEVA UK headquarters |url=https://www.tevauk.com/careers/explore-our-uk-sites/|access-date=17 August 2024|date=17 August 2024}}</ref> 

Castleford had potteries from the early 18th century until 1961, notably the [[Castleford Pottery]] (1790–1820) of David Dunderdale, which gave its name to "Castleford-type" stonewares.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture/museums/museum-collections/castleford-potteries |title=Castleford potteries|publisher=Wakefield Council|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>