Normanton is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Having a population of 20872, according to the 2011 Census, Normanton is primarily an increasing commuter town for the Leeds City Region. This is probably to be a result of the potential to buy rather competitively priced housing, and there are readily available and dependable transport links. Journeying to and from the town continues to be preserved by the Normanton railway station, which runs routine trains to Leeds, Wakefield and Castleford, as well as being served by an unmanned island platform station with frequent trains to Leeds, Castleford, Wakefield and Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange. The continuing appeal of the town to commuters is additionally improved by the fact that the town is surrounded by 3 significant motorway networks. This includes the M62 linking Liverpool to Hull, the M1 linking Leeds to London, and a new link in between the M62 and the A1 at Ferrybridge enabling easy access to the North of England. The building and development of the Eurolink Industrial Estate, found at Junction 31 of the M62, turned out to be especially attractive to a number of nationwide and multi-national corporations, who based their distribution depots in Normanton. Such activity went a long way to stimulate the town's regional economy. There are also many leisure opportunities available to the regional population. There is a cricket club, Normanton St. John's C.C., and 2 football teams, consisting of A.S. Normanton F.C. and Normanton Athletic Juniors for young players. Rugby is argued to be the most popular, or at least well-attended, sport in the area, with Normanton Knights playing in the National Conference League. For all your home upgrades, make sure to make use of respected professionals in Normanton to make certain of quality.