▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁Cast leton ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Cast let own , ▁or ▁Castle ▁Town . ▁ ▁Back ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁canal ▁was ▁built , ▁Cast leton ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Blue ▁P its ▁Village , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁blue ▁cl ay ▁that ▁was ▁found ▁and ▁m ined ▁around ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁the ▁railway ▁is ▁now . ▁This ▁information ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁tour ist ▁sign ▁on ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁canal ▁off ▁the ▁Manchester ▁bound ▁side ▁of ▁Manchester ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁Ro ch dale ▁Canal ▁was ▁rout ed ▁through ▁Cast leton ▁around ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁made ▁Cast leton ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁industrial ▁areas ▁in ▁North ▁West ▁England . ▁The ▁canal ▁granted ▁jobs ▁for ▁hundreds ▁of ▁local ▁residents , ▁as ▁it ▁enabled ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁several ▁cot ton ▁mill s . ▁With ▁the ▁mill s ▁came ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁engineering ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Cast leton ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Twe ed ales ▁and ▁Sm al ley ▁who ▁manufact ured ▁lo oms ▁and ▁text ile ▁mach in ery . ▁Their ▁ ▁Glo be ▁Works ▁factory ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁W ool worth ' s ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Le eds ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁York shire ▁Railway ) ▁arrived ▁in ▁Cast leton ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁the ▁line ▁formerly ▁diver ged ▁to ▁B ury , ▁R ams