Sue - a little snippet about Poole and the connection with Newfoundland from Wikipedia.

 

"Poole is a large English coastal town, Borough, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset. The town has a population of 141,128 and is part of the South East Dorset conurbation. Poole is famed for its large natural harbour, claimed to be the second largest in the world.

 

Maritime trade has a long history within the town, reaching its apex when the town was granted exclusive rights to fish off Newfoundland by Queen Victoria in the 19th century.[1]

 

During the Second World War the town was one of the central departing points for the D-Day landings of the Normandy Invasions.[2]"

 

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