Hartlepool is a North Sea port in North East England. It is within the unitary authority area of the Borough of Hartlepool, for ceremonial purposes part of County Durham. During the Middle Ages the village grew into an important (though still small) town, gaining a market and walls, and its harbour was improved to serve as the official port of the County palatine of Durham. Hartlepool had medicinal springs, particularly the chalybeate spa near the Westgate. Thomas Gray the famous poet ('Elegy in a Country Churchyard') visited Hartlepool in July 1765 to take the waters.
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Local Attractions :
Hartlepool FC : www.hartlepoolunited.premiumtv.co.uk
Sedgefield Racecourse : www.sedgefield-racecourse.co.uk
HMS Trincomalee : www.hms-trincomalee.co.uk
Fun Shack : www.funshack.co.uk
Tweddle Children's Animal Farm : www.tweddlefarm.co.uk
Other Popular Attractions in Co Durham