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13 unusual facts about Castleton


Castleton-on-Hudson, New York

Castleton gets its name from the exploration of the North (Hudson) River by Henry Hudson.

Castleton, Derbyshire

The local underground caves were used as the filming location for the underworld, ruled by the evil Lady of the Green Kirtle (played by Barbara Kellerman), in the 1990 BBC adaptation of The Silver Chair (one of the Narnia books written by C.S. Lewis).

Castleton, Greater Manchester

The Bacup line left the Clifton Junction to Accrington line at Stubbins Junction.

The name suggests a link with a fortification; the Castleton area was the site of Rochdale Castle.

The Manchester and Leeds Railway Company (later the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) arrived in Castleton in 1839, and it was here that the line formerly diverged to Bury, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, Bacup and finally rejoined the main line at Rochdale.

A connecting line (known as the Bury South Junction Connecting Line or Bury East Fork) enabled trains off the Castleton to Bolton line to run northwards from Bury on the Clifton Junction to Accrington line.

Therefore, the remaining Castleton to Rawtenstall line is combination of remnants of several lines.

Cave Dale

The northern end of the dale starts at the village of Castleton where the valley sides are almost perpendicular and over 50 metres in height.

Festive ecology

Accounts of other traditional customs on 29 May are usually linked to Royal Oak Day (Oak Apple Day) and include the surviving customary rights in Grovely Wood at Great Wishford, Wiltshire, and Garland King Day at Castleton (Derbyshire).

Horace Eaton

He studied with his father and in Castleton Medical College; graduated in 1828, and joined his father's practice.

Jack in the green

Other related figures in Britain include the Burry Man of South Queensferry and the Garland King of Castleton, Derbyshire, who parades on Oak Apple Day.

North York Moors

More centrally, a minor road departs from the A170 at Keldholme and passes through Castleton before joining the A171 which connects Whitby and Guisborough.

Tisa Farrow

Tragedy struck again in June 2009 when Mia and Tisa's 66-year-old brother Patrick shot himself to death in his Castleton, Vermont art gallery.


Amos Pollard

He grew up in Surry, New Hampshire, and in 1825 he graduated from the medical school of the Vermont Academy in Castleton, Vermont.

Barbara Castleton

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Castleton was one of the lower echelon stars who made films for Samuel Goldwyn Studio, along with Cullen Landis, James Kirkwood, and Rowland Lee.

Bernard J. D. Irwin

In 1850 he entered Castleton Medical College, but later transferred to New York Medical College, where he graduated in 1852.

Castleton Corners, Staten Island

Castleton Corners is separated from its eastern neighbor Sunnyside by Castleton Hill, noted for the two churches that stand across from one another on its western ridge—a Moravian church (Castleton Hill Moravian Church) on one side of Victory Boulevard and a Roman Catholic church (St. Teresa's) on the other.

"Castleton" refers to Cassiltowne, County Kildare, Ireland, the birthplace of Thomas Dongan, the colonial governor of the Province of New York after it was obtained from the Dutch—who had called it New Amsterdam—in 1682.

Castleton State College

Caroline Woodruff hired staff with advanced degrees and broadened her students' exposure to the world by bringing people such as Helen Keller, Robert Frost, and Norman Rockwell to Castleton.

Castleton Tower

The La Sal Range and the Manti-La Sal National Forest is visible to the Southeast, The Fisher Towers are visible to the Northeast, and the Colorado River with its associated cliffs lies to the Castleton 's Northwest.

Cave Dale

At the southwestern extremity of the dale as it merges into the moorland between Castleton and Peak Forest are the remains of several old lead mines.

Ian Knott

He came through the ranks at the Mayfield and Wigan St Jude's amateur clubs and was acquired by Warrington Wolves as a youngster along with Paul Sculthorpe and Iestyn Harris.

Oak Apple Day

The Garland King who rides through the streets of Castleton, Derbyshire, at the head of a procession, completely disguised in a garland of flowers, which is later affixed to a pinnacle on the parish church tower, can have little connection with the Restoration, even though he dresses in Stuart costume.

Richard G. F. Uniacke

Richard Gordon FitzGerald Uniacke, FRSAI (19 August 1867 – 1934) was the eldest son of the Rev. Robert FitzGerald Uniacke, late vicar of Tandridge, Surrey, a descendant of an old Irish family, the Uniackes of Uniacke and Castleton, County Cork.

Roy Castleton

After arriving in the United States, his grandfather, James Castleton, worked as a gardener for Brigham Young, eventually saving enough money to establish his own business.

The Joy Ride

It is Autumn 1921, and following the death of his aunt Kate, Lady Castleton, James uses some of the money he has been given in her will to buy himself an Avro 504 aeroplane for £375.