Hartlepool
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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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)
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The MP for Hartlepool held a number of ministerial roles but was twice forced to resign.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
"I am a fighter not a quitter", Peter Mandelson famously declared when he retained his Hartlepool seat in the 2001 election.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
However, her focus has been on events such as Wintertide in Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Arts Week.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Half of the neighbourhoods in Middlesbrough are very deprived, making it the local authority with the highest proportion, ahead of Birmingham and Hartlepool.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Hartlepool, in the same neighbourhood, has in thirty years increased from 1330 to above 15,000; and Stockton-on-Tees from 7763 to above 16,000.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
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