Pool-in-Wharfedale

Pool in Wharfedale
Pool in Wharfedale Anglican Church
Pool in Wharfedale Pool in Wharfedale shown within West Yorkshire
Population	1,785 (2001)
OS grid reference	SE205455
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
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Leeds North West
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°54′03″N 1°37′38″W / 53.9007°N 1.6271°W / 53.9007; -1.6271

Pool in Wharfedale is a village and civil parish in the Lower Wharfedale area, 10 miles north of Leeds city centre and 2 miles east of Otley. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the LS21 (Otley) postcode district. Pool is connected with the rest of West Yorkshire and surrounding areas by trunk roads and buses. Pool's railway station, which linked the village to Leeds, was closed as part of the Beeching cuts, although Weeton railway station is nearby. It has a population of 1,785.^[1]

Pool is a scenic village which enjoys views in most directions including The Chevin, the Arthington viaduct and Almscliffe Crag. Running on the outskirts of Pool is the River Wharfe, which is prone to flooding during the wetter periods of the year. Nearby is Pool Bank, a well-known steep hill.

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

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.^[2]

Gallery

Half Moon Inn
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