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Goole sits at the junction of the River Ouse and the Dutch River, positioned about forty-five miles inland yet defined entirely by its status as a port. Established in the 1820s by the Aire and Calder Navigation Company, it was purpose-built to move coal from the West Yorkshire fields to the sea, and that industrial heritage still shapes the town’s layout and character. It is famous for its "Tom Pudding" tug boats and the distinctive twin water towers, known locally as the Salt and Pepper pots, which dominate the skyline. Geographically, it’s a flat, low-lying landscape within the East Riding of Yorkshire, offering straightforward rail and motorway links to Leeds, Hull, and Doncaster. While the central Victorian brick terraces reflect its roots as a company town, much of life here still revolves around the working docks, which remain active and lend the place a functional, unpretentious atmosphere quite unlike the typical market towns found nearby.