Wheldale Basin

Wheldale Basin is in , . Wheldale Basin is situated nearby to the lake , as well as near the forest .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wheldon Road and Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve.

Stadium
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
is the home ground of Castleford Tigers rugby league club in , , England. It is on , just outside Castleford town centre. The record attendance of 25,449 was for a Challenge Cup match in 1935. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Wheldale Basin.

Nature reserve
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve is a in , England, noted for its avian biodiversity. The reserve has recorded around 280 bird species, remarkable for an inland site in the United Kingdom.

Town hall
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipal building in Ferrybridge Road in , a town in in England. The building, which was previously the offices and meeting place of the Municipal Borough of Castleford, is now used as a local events venue. is situated 1 mile southwest of Wheldale Basin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Fryston and Castleford.

Village
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small former coal mining village in , , England, located in a river bend on the south bank of the . The colliery opened in the 1870s in the grounds of the now-demolished Fryston Hall and was named Fryston, and the village was built in the 1880s to house some of the miners.

Town
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town within the district, , England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the and the .

Suburb
is a suburb in the town of , , . It consists mainly of Local Authority Housing. It borders with Ferry Fryston. The ward of the City of Wakefield called and Ferry Fryston had a population of 14,811 at the 2011 Census.

Wheldale Basin

Latitude
53.73516° or 53° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.33241° or 1° 19′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C5WPMP9+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1090798021
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­basin
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
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Satellite Map

Discover Wheldale Basin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Low Lagoon and 227 Historic Landfill (Capped).

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