New Fryston: what to know before moving day
The colliery opened in the 1870s in the grounds of Fryston Hall, which has since been demolished, and at its peak it employed around 1,300 miners. Listed buildings at Fryston Hall Farm, including an 18th-century stable block and gate piers, survive from the estate. The old village streets are South View, Smith Street, William Street, Hope Street and North Street, with a mapped back lane behind North Street.
Elsewhere in the village, a group of streets are named after birds: Kingfisher Way, Linnet Drive, Redwing Close, Starling Avenue, Siskin Close and Swift Way. In 2005 the Castleford Project rebuilt parts of Fryston, including a village green that proved controversial and featured in a Channel 4 series. Well Wood and the Fryston Quarry allotments are next to the village.
How the van gets to New Fryston
Wheldon Road leads from Castleford town centre past Wheldale to the village, and Fryston Road meets it from Airedale. From Bradford, the M62 to junction 32 and the A656 bring the van into Castleford first.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 40 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for New Fryston
Each service below links to its Castleford page, which covers how the job works in and around Castleford.
New Fryston: questions before you book
Is there anything left of Fryston Colliery?
The colliery buildings were demolished after the pit closed in 1985, and the ground has been through land remediation. Wakefield Council approved plans in November 2007 for 150 homes, parkland and open space on the site, but the Ferry Fryston article records that the homes had still not been built.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF10 2QH is in the Airedale & Ferry Fryston ward of Wakefield, parish: Wakefield, unparished area
- New Fryston (Wikipedia): small former pit village on the south bank of the Aire, built in the 1880s, colliery in the grounds of Fryston Hall, 1,300 miners, closed 1985, the Castleford Project and the Channel 4 village green
- Ferry Fryston (Wikipedia): Fryston Pit closed 1985, 150 dwellings approved November 2007 and not yet built, land remediation
- Listed buildings in Castleford (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): stable block and gate piers at Fryston Hall Farm
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Wheldon Road, Fryston Road, South View, Smith Street, William Street, Hope Street, North Street and North Street Backs, Kingfisher Way, Linnet Drive, Redwing Close, Starling Avenue, Siskin Close, Swift Way, Well Wood, Fryston Quarry Allotments