Museums · North East England
Borough of Hartlepool
In or near The Hartlepools.
The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Hartlepool Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1996; it is independent from Durham County
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Hartlepool · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Borough of Hartlepool, you can reach it via Hartlepool railway station, which is 0.2 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is TS24 8AH. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Hartlepool Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1996; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, Hartlepool, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area to the west of the town. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 92,571, of which over 95% (87,995) lived in the built-up area of Hartlepool itself. Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017. The Hartlepool constituency has been coterminous with the borough since 1983. The neighbouring districts are the County Durham district and Stockton-on-Tees; the borough also adjoins Redcar and Cleveland across the mouth of the River Tees.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Hartlepool Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1996; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest settlement, Hartlepool, where the council is based. The borough also includes a rural area to the west of the town. The population of the borough at the 2021 census was 92,571, of which over 95% (87,995) lived in the built-up area of Hartlepool itself. Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017. The Hartlepool constituency has been coterminous with the borough since 1983. The neighbouring districts are the County Durham district and Stockton-on-Tees; the borough also adjoins Redcar and Cleveland across the mouth of the River Tees.
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Background
History
The town of Hartlepool was an ancient borough, having been granted a charter by King John in 1200. It was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1850. This borough covered the relatively small area now known as the Headland, where the original town was located. The new town of West Hartlepool was laid out from the 1840s on land outside Hartlepool's historic borough boundaries, in the neighbouring parish of Stranton. A body of improvement commissioners was established to administer the new town in 1854. The commissioners' district was enlarged in 1883 to include Seaton Carew. The commissioners were superseded in 1887, when West Hartlepool was incorporated as a separate borough. In 1902…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6864, -1.2108
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Hartlepool, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS24 8AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
- Nearest railway station
- Hartlepool — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Borough of Hartlepool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Borough of Hartlepool?
- Borough of Hartlepool is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode TS24 8AH), in the parish of Hartlepool, unparished area.
- What is Borough of Hartlepool?
- The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Hartlepool Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1996; it is independent from Durham County
- How do I get to Borough of Hartlepool?
- The nearest railway station is Hartlepool, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS24 8AH.
- Who owns Borough of Hartlepool?
- Borough of Hartlepool is owned by Hartlepool Borough Council.
- Is Borough of Hartlepool a protected site?
- Yes — Borough of Hartlepool is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Borough of Hartlepool?
- The nearest railway station is Hartlepool, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS24 8AH.