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Wakefield Europort
Wakefield Europort is a rail connnected warehousing and industrial estate located to the northeast of Wakefield at junction 31 of the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1996 in anticipation of increased international railfreight due to the construction of the Channel Tunnel. As of 2012 the site employs over 3000 persons, and has motorway, high capacity rail, and waterway (canal) transport access.
==Location and background==
The site is approximately northeast of Wakefield, and west of Castleford on the north side of the M62 directly west of its junction with the A655 road. It is mostly within the civil parish of Normanton, West Yorkshire, and surrounded by the townships of Altofts, Whitwood, and Normanton. Other industrial and commercial developments including the Diggerland theme park are located to the east and south.〔
The River Calder and Aire and Calder Navigation canal form the northern boundary, the site is trisected by two parts of the Hallam Line which branches at ''Altofts Junction''; the former North Midland Railway, and the former York and Normanton line of the York & North Midland railway from which the rail port branches. The site of the defunct Altofts and Whitwood railway station is within the estate.〔Ordnance Survey map, 2010, 1:25000 and 1:50000; also historical editions.〕
Historically the site was used for agricultural purposes until the late 19th century when coal mining began in the area (''West Riding Colliery''.) - coal mines, and associated terraced housing (Providence Row, and Silkstone Row), a gas work, coke ovens and a dock (later staithes) on the Aire and Calder canal were built. The site continued to be used for coalmining until closure in the 1960s, both the colliery and associated housing were cleared in the 1970s.〔Ordnance Survey map, 1852-4 1:10560, and 1892, 1908 1:2500 editions.〕
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