Hartlepool

[ hahrt-lee-pool, hahrt-l- ]

noun

1. a seaport city in NE England.

Hartlepool

/ ˈhɑːtlɪˌpuːl /

noun

1. a port in NE England, in Hartlepool unitary authority, Co Durham, on the North Sea: greatly enlarged in 1967 by its amalgamation with West Hartlepool; engineering, clothing, food processing. Pop: 86 075 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in NE England, in Co Durham: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Cleveland. Pop: 90 200 (2003 est). Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles)

Example Sentences

In May the party lost a special election for Parliament in Hartlepool, a seat in the north of England held by Labour since its creation, shaking confidence in new leader Keir Starmer, whom the party backed in 2020 to stem the damage.

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These were Hartlepool, Whitby, and Scarborough, casualties being inflicted in every case.

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Mr. Haigh's argument as to the site of the poem Beowulf being near Hartlepool, Durham.

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Further south is the seaport of Hartlepool, jutting out into the sea, a short distance from the river Tees.

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They had been bombarding Scarborough, Hartlepool, and Whitby; five hundred casualties, the papers said.

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The towns chosen for attack this time were Hartlepool, Scarborough, and Whitby.

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