Port of Goole

Port of Goole
Large ships on calm water with an old coal tippler crane on the dockside
South Dock, Goole
Map
Location
CountryEngland
LocationGoole, East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates53°41′53″N 0°52′26″W / 53.698°N 0.874°W / 53.698; -0.874 [1]
GB GridrefSE742231
UN/LOCODEGB GOO[2]
Details
Opened1826
Owned byAssociated British Ports
Type of harbourCanal
Size40.4 hectares (100 acres)[3]
Draft depth5.5 metres (18 ft)[4]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage1,228,000 tonnes (1,354,000 tons) (2021)
Website
Official website

The Port of Goole (also known as Goole Docks and The Port in Green Fields), is a maritime port at the mouth of the Aire and Calder Navigation where it feeds into the River Ouse, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The port opened in 1826, when the Aire and Calder Navigation was completed, connecting to the River Ouse at what is now the town of Goole. The port is one of the Humber Ports, associated with the waterway of the Humber Estuary and its tributaries, and is known to be Britain's largest inland port, being some 50 miles (80 km) from the open sea. It has good road and rail transport links, and deals with about £800 million worth of trade each year.

Originally the port was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was transferred to Humberside in 1974, then it was moved into the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1996.

  1. ^ "Port of Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Codes for Trade | UNECE". unece.org. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Download latest UN LOCODE list
  3. ^ "Port of Goole" (PDF). meridian-ltd.net. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Ports.org.uk / Goole". ports.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.