Pool-in-Wharfedale

Pool-in-Wharfedale
Pool-in-Wharfedale
	Pool-in-Wharfedale Anglican Church
	Pool-in-Wharfedale Pool-in-Wharfedale Location within West Yorkshire
Population	2,284 (2011)
OS grid reference	SE244453
Civil parish	Pool;
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OTLEY
Postcode district	LS21
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Leeds North West;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°54′11″N 1°37′48″W / 53.903°N 1.630°W

Pool-in-Wharfedale^[2] or Pool in Wharfedale,^[3] usually abbreviated to Pool, is a village and civil parish in Lower Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north of Leeds city centre, 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Bradford, and 2 miles (3.2 km) 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,^[4] up from 1,785 in 2001.^[5]

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.

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.^[3]

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

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.^[6]

History

The history of Pool-in-Wharfedade is well documented with an archive held by Pool Parish Council.^[7] It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Pouele in the Liberty of Otley.^[7]

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."^[8]

Gallery

Half Moon Inn now closed
The White Hart
War memorial listing those from Pool who died in the Great War, the Second World War and the Iraq conflict
Shell filling station
The River Wharfe looking downstream from the A658 bridge
Victorian Terraces in the village
The Post Office
The village pharmacy