Hartlepool, UK Timeline
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Updated: 7 Dec 2021
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Created byPaula Sabuda
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About 640 AD a woman named Hieu founded a monastery on the site of Hartlepool.
Soon a fishing village grew up nearby.In 1201, King John gave Hartlepool its first charter.The village was first mentioned in the year 1153.
By that time Hartlepool had grown into a small but busy port.In January 1644 a Scottish army (on parliament’s side) occupied Hartlepool.In 1831 Hartlepool had a population of only 1,300.The railway was completed in 1839.By 1841 it had a population of 5,236.by 1851 it had reached 9,227.The new docks were open in 1847. Almost immediately a new town sprang up nearby.
It was known as West Hartlepool. By the 1880s West Hartlepool had overtaken the old town in size.St Hilda’s hospital opened in 1865.Borough Hall was built in 1866.From 1867 Hartlepool sent an MP to parliament.In 1889 a promenade was built along the seafront at Hartlepool.In 1901 Hartlepool had a population of about 14,000 but West Hartlepool was twice that size.In December 1914 three German ships bombarded Hartlepool.The last shipyard in Hartlepool closed in 1962.In 1967 the two towns of Hartlepool and West Hartlepool were finally joined under one council.Middleton Grange shopping centre was opened in 1969 by Princess Anne.St Hilda’s Hospital closed in 1984.Hartlepool Museum opened in 1995.Hartlepool Art Gallery opened in 1996.In 2020 the population of Hartlepool was 93,000.
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