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Hartlepool

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Har·tle·pool  (härtl-pl, härtl-)
A borough of northeast England on the North Sea south-southeast of Newcastle. It is a seaport with iron and steel industries. Population: 86,000.
Hartlepool [ˈhɑːtlɪˌpuːl]
n
1. (Placename) 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.: 87 310 (1991)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in NE England, in Co. Durham: formerly (1974-96) part of the county of Cleveland. Pop.: 88 629 (2001). Area: 93 sq. km (36 sq. miles)


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" Then he added rather sadly: "I learnt that, too, from a poor fellow in Hartlepool.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
He never wrote any letters, did not seem to hope for news from anywhere; and though he had been heard once to mention West Hartlepool, it was with extreme bitterness, and only in connection with the extortionate charges of a boarding-house.
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