Back Gūlhlaða ANG جوول Arabic جوول ARZ قول، ریدینق شرقی یورکشر AZB Goole CEB Goole Welsh Goole German Goole Spanish گول، ریدینگ شرقی یورکشر Persian Goole French
| Goole | |
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From the top left: St John's Church, Market Hall, Boothferry Road and the Port of Goole with the "Salt & Pepper" towers in the background | |
  Goole Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 21,952 (2021 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE746231 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GOOLE |
| Postcode district | DN14 |
| Dialling code | 01405 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire.
According to the 2021 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 21,952,[1] It is 16 miles (26 km) north-east of Doncaster, 19 miles (31 km) south of York and 29 miles (47 km) west of Hull.
The town has the United Kingdom's furthest inland port, being about 50 miles (80 km) from the North Sea.[2] It is capable of handling nearly 2 million tonnes of cargo per year, making it one of the most important ports on England's east coast.[3]
Goole is twinned with Złotów in Poland. Goole was informally twinned with Gibraltar in the 1960s; at that time, Gibraltar Court was named in Goole and Goole Court was named in Gibraltar.
- ^ a b "Goole (East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Goole ABP Humber". Associated British Ports Humber. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Goole". Associated British Ports. Retrieved 2 January 2018.