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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.〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds'' ) Retrieved 2009-09-10〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tour de France Stage 1 )〕 ==Gallery== File:Half Moon Inn, Pool-in-Wharfedale.jpg|Half Moon Inn 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, the Second World War 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pool-in-Wharfedale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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