The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
The Jungle (Wheldon Road) is a multi purpose in Castleford, United Kingdom that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 10,500.
Key facts
The Jungle (Wheldon Road) is a multi purpose in Castleford, United Kingdom that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 10,500. It is owned by Castleford Tigers and Castleford Tigers. It is operated by Castleford Tigers and Castleford Tigers. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Castleford Town F.C., Castleford Tigers, Castleford Tigers.
- Location
- Castleford, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 10,500
- Opened
- 1926
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Castleford Tigers, Castleford Tigers
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
The Jungle (Wheldon Road) is at latitude 53.729722, longitude -1.340833, in Castleford, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.729722 |
| Longitude | -1.340833 |
| City | Castleford |
| Region | Castleford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video board supplier | Philips | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Castleford Tigers | 1926 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Castleford Tigers | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Castleford Tigers | 1926 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Castleford Tigers | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleford Town F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Castleford Tigers | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Castleford Tigers | Not mapped | 1926 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
12 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2994 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2993 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41960 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41959 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41958 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41957 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35847 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35846 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35845 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 12000 | 10500 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372251555 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Wheldon_Road | Wheldon Road | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: