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Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. The local council is Borough of Poole and was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council. The borough had a population of 147,645 at the 2011 census, making it the second largest in Dorset. Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch, the town forms the South East Dorset conurbation with a total population of over 465,000.

Human settlement in the area dates back to before the Iron Age. The earliest recorded use of the town's name was in the 12th century when the town began to emerge as an important port, prospering with the introduction of the wool trade. In later centuries, the town had important trade links with North America and at its peak in the 18th century it was one of the busiest ports in Britain. In the Second World War, the town was one of the main departing points for the Normandy landings.

Poole is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history, the Lighthouse arts centre and Blue Flag beaches. The town has a busy commercial port with cross-Channel freight and passenger ferry services. The headquarters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are in Poole, and the Royal Marines have a base in the town's harbour. Despite their names, Poole is the home of The Arts University Bournemouth, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a significant part of Bournemouth University.

Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Robert Syms, a Conservative.

Poole (disambiguation)

Poole is a town in Dorset, England.

This is home to, or gives its name to:

  • The Lighthouse (Poole), an arts centre
  • Lilliput, Poole, a district
  • Poole Bay, a stretch of sea
  • Poole Bridge
  • Poole Grammar School, an all-boys school
  • Poole Harbour, a large natural harbour
  • Poole High School, a mixed-gender school in England
  • Poole Logboat, a 300 - 200 BC hollowed tree trunk boat
  • Poole Museum
  • Poole Park
  • Poole Pirates, a motorcycle speedway team
  • Poole Pottery, a pottery manufacturer founded in 1873
  • Poole railway station
  • Poole Stadium, a greyhound racing venue and speedway track in England
  • Poole Town F.C., a football club in England
  • Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

Poole may also refer to:

Poole (surname)

Poole is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Adalbert Poole, Canadian politician
  • Andrew Poole (disambiguation)
  • Austin Lane Poole, historian
  • Barney Poole, American football player
  • Bertram William Henry Poole (1880-1957), of Los Angeles, California and Britain
  • Bruce Poole, American politician
  • Cecil Charles Poole, British politician
  • Cecil F. Poole, American lawyer and judge
  • Charles Lane Poole, Australian forester
  • Charlie Poole, American banjo player
  • Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan
  • Cyril Poole, English cricketer and footballer
  • Daniel Poole, Australian seaman and soldier
  • Daniel Poole, English Golfer, Footballer, Batsman, Bowler, Basketballer, Football Sticker Collector
  • David Poole (disambiguation), a number of Pooles named David
  • Dianne Poole, Canadian politician
  • Dick Poole (disambiguation)
  • Earl Lincoln Poole, American wildlife artist, sculptor, author and naturalist
  • Ed Poole, American baseball player
  • Elizabeth Poole, English settler in Plymouth Colony
  • Eric Joseph Poole, Canadian politician
  • Eric Poole, British Army officer of World War I
  • Ernest Poole, American novelist
  • Eugene J. Poole, American politician
  • Frank Poole, fictional character
  • Freddi Poole, American singer
  • Gary Poole, former English professional footballer
  • George Temple-Poole, British architect
  • Glenn Poole, English footballer
  • Grace Poole, fictional character
  • H. John Poole, an American military author and Marine
  • Harold Poole, professional bodybuilder
  • Henry Poole MacKeen, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Henry Poole (disambiguation), a number of Pooles named Henry
  • Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949), American painter and printmaker
  • James Poole, British software programmer
  • James Richard Poole, American badminton player
  • Jim Poole, American football player
  • Jim Poole, American baseball player
  • Joe Poole, professional footballer
  • John C. Poole (1887-1926), American etcher and wood engraver
  • John Poole, English footballer
  • John Poole, English playwright
  • John Poole, Canadian politician
  • John Worthington Poole Hughes, British Bishop
  • Jon Poole, British bass guitarist
  • Jonas Poole, English explorer, sealer, and whaler
  • Karen Poole, British songwriter
  • Keith Poole, former professional American football player
  • Kenny Poole, American jazz guitarist
  • Kevin Poole, English football player
  • Malcolm Poole, Australian field hockey player
  • Marin Poole, American beauty queen
  • Mark Poole, American Illustrator
  • Marshall Scott Poole, American communication researcher
  • Matthew Poole, English theologian
  • Minor Butler Poole, United States Navy Cross recipient
  • Nate Poole, American football player
  • Nick Poole, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Oliver Poole, 1st Baron Poole
  • Olivia Poole, American inventor
  • Paul Falconer Poole, English painter
  • Phil Poole, American Democratic politician
  • Phillip Poole, British ice dancer
  • Ray Poole, former NFL defensive end
  • Reg Poole, former Australian rules footballer
  • Reginald Lane-Poole, British historian
  • Reginald Stuart Poole, English orientalist
  • Robert Poole (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Russell Poole, former LAPD detective
  • Sandra Le Poole, former Dutch field hockey player
  • Shelly Poole, English songwriter and singer
  • Sophia Lane Poole, English author
  • Stafford Poole, American historian
  • Stanley Lane-Poole, British orientalist, archaeologist and writer
  • Steven Poole, British writer and journalist
  • Teresa Poole, Australian Paralympic cyclist
  • Terry Poole (disambiguation)
  • Theodore L. Poole, American Representative from New York
  • Thomas Henry Poole, American architect
  • Trevor Poole, former Australian rules footballer
  • Tyrone Poole, American football player
  • Wakefield Poole, porn star
  • Will Poole, American football player
  • William Poole, several people

Usage examples of "poole".

The nature of the phone call from the man whose name I had been ordered to forget made it seem likely that there was something peculiar about the subscribers to Track Almanac and What to Expect, which was the name of the political and economic dope sheet published by the late Beula Poole.

Poole, watching Parz slide like a fish through the cloacal darkness, found himself relishing the cool dryness inside his suit, and would not have exchanged.

In the increasing fragmentation of mankind, the shock of the Poole wormhole incursion faded - despite the ominous warnings of Superet - and it remained a time of optimism, of hope, of expansion into an unlimited future.

Poole, and then going over on most Wednesdays to see how they were getting on - a practice interrupted only by his horse playing the fool and coming down with him on a slippery piece of road near Gromwell, a foolish caper that resulted in a broken collar-bone and the replacement of the sprightly gelding by the serious-minded grey mare.

Nat Poole, in which Nat stated that he had been looking for the fellow who called himself Tom Shocker and had at last located the rascal in a town not far from Buffalo.

Sorrell, and other approued hearbes, and fine floures, a little Channel comming by a sluce from the Bridge, entering in and vnlading it selfe, was the cause of a goodly faire Poole, broad and large, in a verie good order, trimmed about and beautified with a fence of sweete Roses and Gessamine.

I knew that he was a Poole and that he would inherit the whole of the Wergeld Trust and become as rich as he would have been had not our fortune been stolen from us.

About half-way down the centre-aisle Adam Poole, made up and wearing a dressing-gown, sat between Jacko and a young man whom Martyn supposed to be a secretary.

Poole was standing inside the entrance nearest to the dressing-room, because Martyn heard Bennington cross the stage and when he spoke again he was quite close to her, and had lowered his voice.

I applied these tests and they convinced me that Poole knows nothing about the purloining or the setting of the man-trap.

All during the outbound journey he snuggled within the confines of the Salyut living quarters as if it were a cocoon woven of steel and aerogel and glass within which struggled a caterpillar named Jimmy Poole.

Occasionally the players would speak snatches of dialogue leading up to the moment when a photograph was to be taken, and from these she gathered that the major conflict of the theme was between the characters played by Adam Poole and Clark Bennington and that this conflict was one of ideas.

I reached for my wallet, took out the key that had opened the breakfront drawer at the Poole house, and handed it over.

Eventually she thought to fit the key into the locked breakfront drawer at the Poole house, where she found the letters.

Deputy Raeford McLamb, first deputy on the scene nearly two hours ago, had listed her on the new checkoff form recently approved by Sheriff Bowman Poole.