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'''Goole''' is a port in [[East Yorkshire]], [[England]]. Goole is the furthest inland seaport in the [[United Kingdom]], situated at the junction of the Knottingley & Goole [[Canal]] and the [[River Ouse]]. It was founded in 1826 when the canal was opened as a transhipment point between the canal system and the river, navigable by sea-going vessels, and established a trade built largely on the export of [[coal]]. | '''Goole''' is a port in [[East Yorkshire]], [[England]]. Goole is the furthest inland seaport in the [[United Kingdom]], situated at the junction of the Knottingley & Goole [[Canal]] and the [[River Ouse]]. It was founded in 1826 when the canal was opened as a transhipment point between the canal system and the river, navigable by sea-going vessels, and established a trade built largely on the export of [[coal]]. | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 03:44, November 29, 2008
Goole is a port in East Yorkshire, England. Goole is the furthest inland seaport in the United Kingdom, situated at the junction of the Knottingley & Goole Canal and the River Ouse. It was founded in 1826 when the canal was opened as a transhipment point between the canal system and the river, navigable by sea-going vessels, and established a trade built largely on the export of coal.
