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Moorland Major showing off in the flat fields of Goole Fields (Drax power station in the background)

Goole Fields is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Goole town centre and lies at both sides but mainly south of the A161 road (Swinefleet Road). Covering an area of 1,980.59 hectares (4,894.1 acres).[1]

The civil parish contains no substantial centre of habitation but consists of a number of farms and a former council estate "The Square". There are no shops nor a church or even a postbox. A phone box can however be found in "The Square" and there are a total of five street lamps. The only addresses in Goole Fields other than those referred to by farm name are "The Barracks" (Formerly the site of a military barracks) and "The Square". The only mentionable landmarks in Goole Fields are the windmill (built in 1876) and the recently heightened riverbank. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Goole Fields was the location of Goole Equestrian Centre which has since closed. There have been three Caravan Club rallies within Goole Fields (all in the 1990s).

In 2004 former Apple Recording artist Brute Force accompanied by the Birmingham group Misty's Big Adventure performed in Goole Fields. The performance consisted of a one off recital of a song specially penned to celebrate the 30th birthday of the thoroughbred mare "Premier Bid". The event was covered in the Goole Times. (A recording of the event does exist!)

According to the 2001 UK census, Goole Fields parish had a population of 111.[1]

The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.

Part of the parish is designated as a site of special scientific interest under the name Thorne Crowle and Goole Moors. The site covers 1,918.6 hectares (4,741 acres) which form the largest lowland raised mire in England although it has been modified by peat cutting. The mire is very important due to its invertebrate fauna with several nationally rare insects, including Metrioptera brachiptera, Orgyia recens, Globiceps woodreftei, and Bembidion humerale.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Area Profiles - Goole Fields" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Thorne Crowle and Goole Moors" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)


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