Castleford also has a long tradition of flour milling.
The company's history in flour milling became synonymous with the history of the industry.
Sifton was, during those years, also a centre of other industry, including flour milling.
Electrical goods, cotton, chemicals and flour milling are the main source of economy.
This was in use for flour milling up to the 1930s, and records show a mill on that site since at least 1376.
Most early jobs were in farming, blacksmithing, and flour milling.
Decker & Seville were millwrights who made equipment for flour milling.
Food processing, particularly meat packing and flour milling, is the chief industry.
Later, it developed industries including flour milling and manufacturing steam locomotives.
In addition, oil and gas and flour milling have proved fruitful for the county.