page_title: Goole
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Goole / History
caption_attribution_description: English: St. John's Church, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist at Goole, looking north-northeast from the churchyard west of Church Street.
context_page_description: Goole is a town, civil parish and inland port located at junction 36 off the M62 via the A614 and approximately 45 miles from the North Sea at the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, although historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire. Goole lies 19 miles south of York and 29 miles west of Hull.
  According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 17,600.
  The port, which is the UK's furthest inland port, is highly versatile and capable of handling nearly 2 million tonnes of cargo per annum, making it one of the most important ports on the east coast of England.
  Goole is twinned with Złotów in Poland. Goole was informally twinned with Gibraltar in the 1960s; at that time, Gibraltar Court was named in Goole and Goole Court was named in Gibraltar.
caption: The Gothic Revival St John's church, Goole, which was built between 1843 and 1848.
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