Goole
Parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.703, -0.878 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 74 23 |
| Population: | 20,810 |
| Dialling code: | 01405 |
The inland port town of Goole sits in the East Riding of Yorkshire on the banks of the River Ouse, where the canalised Aire and Calder Navigation meets the estuarine reach of the Humber. Founded as a planned Victorian port in the early 19th century, its docks, warehouse-lined streets and red-brick terraces still speak of that industrial origin and the era of canal and steam transport.
Today Goole remains one of Britain’s busiest inland ports, handling freight and logistics alongside light industry, while rail links to Hull and Doncaster keep it well connected regionally. The town retains a strong maritime identity, with a local museum and community events, and offers an intriguing contrast between its industrial heritage and the surrounding reclaimed marshland and estuarine habitats of the Humber estuary.
Postcode districts covering Goole
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 23 miles
- York 19.6 miles
- Doncaster 15.7 miles
- Scunthorpe 12.5 miles
- Castleford 19.2 miles
- Pontefract 17.6 miles
- Bentley 15.5 miles
- Beverley 20.8 miles
- Selby 9.5 miles
- Gainsborough 21.4 miles
- Goole 0.1 miles
- Brough and Elloughton 12.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Goole Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Goole South Ward 0.2 miles
- Goole North Ward 1 mile
- Airmyn Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland Ward 1.5 miles
- Goole Fields Parish 1.7 miles
- Hook Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Swinefleet Built-up area 2 miles
- Booth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kilpin Parish 2.6 miles
- Asselby Parish 2.7 miles
- Newland Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Goole
DN14 5SJ, DN14 5UX, DN14 6DG, DN14 6DZ, DN14 5TZ, DN14 5QD, DN14 6EQ, DN14 5JJ, DN14 6HL … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.9 miles
- Goole Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Saltmarshe Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Goole Ad
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 4.7 miles
- The Reindeer Inn 9.6 miles
- Bay Horse Hotel 9.6 miles
- Comus Inn 6.1 miles
- The Wishingwell 3 8.9 miles
Schools in Goole
- Boothferry Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Marshlands Primary School Primary
- Parkside Primary School Primary
- Riverside Special School Special
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Goole Primary
Local points of interest
- Normanby Park Estate 10.5 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 11 miles
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 14.8 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 15 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 15.3 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 16.1 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 16.5 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 16.7 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 17.2 miles