Fryston (also known as New Fryston) is a village at the end of Wheldon Road. It was a pit village but Fryston Colliery, like all collieries in Castleford, has now closed.  The area around the village, Ferry Fryston and Fryston woods is called the Fryston area. The name is believed to be derived from the Frisians who had a settlement in the area.

This memorial lamp post stood in front of the colliery and has been retained.

At the junction of Wheldon Road and Fryston Road, where the Fryston Hotel used to be, is the Wheldale View private nursing home.

Fryston Hall, which was in the nearby woods, was visited on a number occasions by Florence Nightingale.

The hall fell into disrepair and the stones from the ruins were used by the people of Airedale and Fryston to build the Holy Cross Church at Airedale (see the Airedale and Ferry Fryston page).

Martha Schwartz designed a new area in Fryston, as part of the Channel 4 project. At one end is a memorial pit wheel and play area, and at the other a "totem pole" sculpture:

Plans have just been announced for further improvements at Fryston and Wheldale to include an environmental area that will complement Fairburn Ings at the other side of the River Aire. The Castleford Heritage Trust is consulting the public about this. Click here for more information. and for Wakefield District Council's information about this project click here.

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