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Pool-in-Wharfedale

Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Pool-in-Wharfedale
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Leeds
population	2,284
population_ref	(2011)
civil_parish	Pool
metropolitan_borough	City of Leeds
metropolitan_county	West Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster	Leeds North West
post_town	OTLEY
postcode_district	LS21
postcode_area	LS
dial_code	0113
os_grid_reference	SE244453
coordinates
static_image	Pool in Wharfedale Church.jpg
static_image_caption	Pool-in-Wharfedale Anglican Church

Pool-in-Wharfedale or Pool in Wharfedale, usually abbreviated to Pool, is a village and civil parish in Lower Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, 10 mi north of Leeds city centre, 11 mi north-east of Bradford, and 2 mi east of Otley. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Pool in Wharfedale is connected to the rest of West Yorkshire and surrounding areas by trunk roads and buses. It had a railway station, which linked the village to Leeds, until it closed as part of the Beeching Axe, but Weeton railway station is nearby. It had a population of 2,284 at the 2011 Census, up from 1,785 in 2001.

Pool is a scenic village and enjoys views in most directions, including The Chevin, the Arthington Viaduct and Almscliffe Crag. Running past the outskirts of Pool is the River Wharfe, which is prone to flooding. Nearby is Pool Bank, a steep hill.

There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.

History

The name Pool derives from the Old English Pofel, a word of unknown meaning and origin, perhaps related to the Scots word poffle meaning 'a small piece of land'.

The history of Pool-in-Wharfedade is well documented, with an archive held by Pool Parish Council. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Pouele in the Liberty of Otley.

In 1881 the diarist John Dickinson wrote: "The people down at Pool are chiefly poor working people who are dependent on the paper mill and stone quarry and those trades are very bad just now. But there are several gentlemen's residences occupied by retired tradesmen from Leeds."

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.

In recent years the village has rapidly increased in size with the construction of many new homes.

Amenities

The village amenities include a pub, a post office, a garage, one primary school, a petrol station, a sports and social club with bar and the village hall. It also has two parks and miles of riverside walks. The church of St Wilfred was rebuilt in 1839 on the site of a chapel of ease; its architect was Robert Dennis Chantrell.

Gallery

File:Half Moon Inn, Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|Half Moon Inn, now closed File:The White Hart, Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|The White Hart File:Pool-in-Wharfedale war memorial.jpg|War memorial listing those from Pool who died in the Great War, the Second World War and the Iraq conflict File:Shell filling station in Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|Shell filling station File:River Wharfe at Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|The River Wharfe looking downstream from the A658 bridge File:Victorian terrace houses in Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|Victorian Terraces in the village File:Pool-in-Wharfedale Post Office.jpg|The Post Office File:Pharmacy in Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|The village pharmacy

Location grid

References

"Pool". [[Ordnance Survey]].
"Pool-in-Wharfedale". Ordnance Survey.
"Welcome to Pool in Wharfedale Parish Council". Pool in Wharfedale Parish Council.
"Pool Parish".
"Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds". Office for National Statistics.
"Pool". The Institute for Name-Studies.
"POOL-IN-WHARFEDALE – A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME".
(1988). "Timble Man: Diaries of a Dalesman". Hendon Publishing.
"Tour de France Stage 1".

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