Hartlepool

Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough named after the town which also governs the civil parishes of Greatham, Hart, Dalton Piercy and Elwick. The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County Durham.The old town was founded in the 7th century, around the monastery of Hartlepool Abbey on a headland.