Pool-in-Wharfedale or Pool in Wharfedale, usually abbreviated to Pool, is a village and

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in the Lower Wharfedale area, north of

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city centre, north-east of Bradford, and east of Otley. It is in the

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and within the historic boundaries of the

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. It is in the LS21 (Otley) postcode district. Pool in Wharfedale is connected to the rest of

and surrounding areas by trunk roads and buses. It had a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

, which linked the village to Leeds, until it closed as part of the

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, 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

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, 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. The village amenities includes one 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. There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government. In recent years the village has rapidly increased in size with the construction of many new homes. On 5 July 2014, the

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Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.

History

The history of Pool-in-Wharfedade is well documented with an archive held by Pool Parish Council. It is mentioned in the

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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."

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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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

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

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